A Global History of War : From Assyria to the Twenty-First Century / / Gérard Chaliand |
Autore | Chaliand Gérard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.0209 |
Soggetto topico |
War
Strategy - History War - History War and civilization |
Soggetto non controllato |
ancient history
ancient mesopotamia history armed conflict china civilization combat consequences of war current world order development of war tactics diplomacy empires eurasian cultures eurasian empires evolutionary perspective execution of war fighting geopolitical global war historical history of war history impact of war international war iran men at war military culture military strategy history mongolia peace talks political retrospective turkey war worldwide war warfare |
ISBN | 0-520-95943-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Overview -- Chapter 2. The First Military Empire -- Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- Chapter 4. The Arabs -- Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes -- Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades -- Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire -- Chapter 8. Timur the Lame -- Chapter 9. The Ottomans -- Chapter 10. Safavid Persia -- Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions -- Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads -- Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India -- Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars -- Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe -- Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions -- Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare -- Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict -- Chapter 19. Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787080103321 |
Chaliand Gérard
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Hanoi's road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965 [[electronic resource] /] / Pierre Asselin |
Autore | Asselin Pierre |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 959.704/31 |
Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam |
Soggetto topico | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Causes |
Soggetto non controllato |
1954
allied forces asian history asian studies civic cold war asia cold war era cold war communism democratic republic of vietnam diplomacy engaging franco indochinese war geneva accords hanoi history ho chi min inside look internal debates military history national reunification page turner peace talks retrospective saigon southeast asia soviet union united states us military intervention vietnam war vietnam |
ISBN |
0-520-28749-5
0-520-95655-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Foreword by the Series Editors -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Choosing Peace, 1954-1956 -- 2. Changing Course, 1957-1959 -- 3. Treading Cautiously, 1960 -- 4. Buying Time, 1961 -- 5. Exploring Neutralization, 1962 -- 6. Choosing War, 1963 -- 7. Waging War, 1964 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786940303321 |
Asselin Pierre
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In your eyes a sandstorm [[electronic resource] ] : ways of being Palestinian / / Arthur Neslen |
Autore | Neslen Arthur |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.892/74 |
Soggetto topico |
Palestinian Arabs - West Bank
Palestinian Arabs - Gaza Strip |
Soggetto non controllato |
combat
contemporary palestine ethnic demographic studies government and governing ground force invasions history international journalism israel and palestine history israel palestine conflict journalism and politics journalism in middle east life in middle east life of palestinian middle east and religion middle east anthropology middle east politics middle east war middle eastern history military drama palestine and refugees palestinian conflict palestinian history peace talks politics and war |
ISBN |
1-283-27827-8
9786613278272 0-520-94985-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Disengaged Generation -- The Second Intifada Generation -- The Oslo Generation -- The First Intifada Generation -- The Thawra Generation -- The 1967 (Naksa) Generation -- The Nakba Generation -- The 1936 Generation -- Postscript: In Your Eyes a Sandstorm -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography and Further Reading -- Photo Captions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781477503321 |
Neslen Arthur
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Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
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Vietnam [[electronic resource] ] : state, war, revolution, 1945-1946 / / David G. Marr |
Autore | Marr David G |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (744 p.) |
Disciplina | 959.704/1 |
Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective |
Soggetto topico | Indochinese War, 1946-1954 |
Soggetto non controllato |
activism
aix en provence asian history august revolution battles colonialism coup de force dark drv government engaging ground force invasions hanoi history ho chi min independence intense jingoism lively military mobilization modernization nascent state nationalism negotiations page turner peace talks revolution revolutionary euphoria saigon southeast asia history uncertainty vietnam war vietnam vietnamese villages war drama warriors |
ISBN | 0-520-95497-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Forming the DRV Government -- 2. The Government at Work -- 3. Defense -- 4. Peace or War? -- 5. Seeking Foreign Friends -- 6. Material Dreams and Realities -- 7. Dealing with Domestic Opposition -- 8. The Indochinese Communist Party and the Viêt Minh -- 9 Mass Mobilization -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Sources -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786228903321 |
Marr David G
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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