Weapons & Warfare

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Author(s): John Powell
Edition: Har/Psc Re
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 1260

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Publisher’s Note......Page 12
Contributors......Page 16
List of Illustrations, Maps, and Time Lines......Page 20
Alphabetized Index of Essays......Page 26
Categorized Index of Essays......Page 30
Weapons and Forces......Page 38
Clubs, Maces, and Slings......Page 40
Picks, Axes, and War Hammers......Page 45
Bows and Arrows......Page 49
Crossbows......Page 54
Knives, Swords, and Daggers......Page 58
Spears and Pole Arms......Page 63
Chariots......Page 68
Firearms and Cannon......Page 72
Ancient Fortifications......Page 77
Medieval Fortifications......Page 84
Sieges and Siegecraft......Page 92
Armies and Infantry......Page 97
Cavalry......Page 102
Warships and Naval Warfare......Page 107
The Ancient World......Page 112
Violence in the Precivilized World......Page 114
Egypt and the Middle East......Page 118
City-States and Empires Through Old Babylon......Page 120
The Hittites......Page 126
The Assyrians......Page 131
The Chaldeans......Page 137
The Hebrews......Page 142
The Egyptians......Page 148
The Persians......Page 155
Europe and the Mediterranean......Page 164
Greek Warfare to Alexander......Page 166
Greek and Hellenistic Warfare from Alexander to Rome......Page 177
Carthaginian Warfare......Page 186
Roman Warfare During the Republic......Page 194
Roman Warfare During the Empire......Page 202
Celtic Warfare......Page 211
Berber Warfare......Page 216
Tribal Warfare in Central and Eastern Europe......Page 220
Eastern, Central, and Southern Asia......Page 226
China......Page 228
Nomadic Warriors of the Steppe......Page 239
India and South Asia......Page 246
The Medieval World......Page 254
The Roman Legacy......Page 256
Byzantium......Page 258
The Franks and the Holy Roman Empire......Page 268
The Anglo-Saxons......Page 277
The Lombards......Page 282
The Magyars......Page 285
The Vikings......Page 290
Armies of Christendom and the Age of Chivalry......Page 297
Crusading Armies of the West......Page 309
The Middle East and Africa......Page 316
Armies of Muhammad and the Caliphate......Page 318
Armies of the Seljuk Turks......Page 325
The Ottoman Armies......Page 330
West African Empires......Page 335
Ethiopia......Page 341
Eastern and Southern Asia......Page 346
China......Page 348
Japan......Page 358
The Mongols......Page 365
India and South Asia......Page 373
Southeast Asia......Page 381
The Americas......Page 386
The Maya and Aztecs......Page 388
The Incas......Page 396
North American Indigenous Nations......Page 401
From Medieval to Modern......Page 410
Handarms to Firearms......Page 412
Knights to Cavalry......Page 417
Galleys to Galleons......Page 423
Weapons and Forces......Page 428
Swords, Daggers, and Bayonets......Page 430
Pole Arms......Page 435
Gunpowder and Explosives......Page 440
Small Arms and Machine Guns......Page 445
Artillery......Page 455
Tanks and Armored Vehicles......Page 464
Aircraft, Bombs, and Guidance Systems......Page 472
Rockets, Missiles, and Nuclear Weapons......Page 488
Chemical and Biological Weapons......Page 504
Modern Fortifications......Page 510
Sieges and Siege Techniques......Page 516
Armies and Infantry......Page 521
Cavalry......Page 527
Naval Development - The Age of Sail......Page 536
Naval Development - The Age of Propulsion......Page 545
Western Warfare in the Age of Maneuver......Page 554
European Wars of Religion......Page 556
The Era of Gustavus Adolphus......Page 562
The Era of Frederick the Great......Page 569
The Era of Napoleon Bonaparte......Page 576
The Crimean War......Page 585
The American Civil War......Page 596
Warfare in the Age of Expansion......Page 612
Colonial Warfare......Page 614
The Ottoman Empire......Page 624
The Mughal Empire......Page 636
African Warfare......Page 648
Iran......Page 660
Japan......Page 669
China......Page 677
Imperial Warfare......Page 689
Warfare in the Industrial Age......Page 698
The Age of Bismarck......Page 700
The “Great” War......Page 707
The Spanish Civil War......Page 722
World War II - United States, Britain, and France......Page 729
World War II - The Soviet Union......Page 740
World War II - Germany and Italy......Page 747
World War II - Japan......Page 757
Warfare in the Political Age......Page 766
China......Page 768
The Cold War......Page 778
Israeli Warfare......Page 796
The Cold War......Page 802
Colonial Wars of Independence......Page 808
Warfare in Vietnam......Page 818
Warfare in Afghanistan......Page 828
Warfare in the Global Age......Page 834
Warfare in Iraq......Page 836
Warfare in Afghanistan......Page 843
The War on Terror......Page 850
Warfare and the United Nations......Page 858
Global Military Capabilities......Page 865
Uncontrollable Forces......Page 872
Geography, Weather, and Warfare......Page 874
Culture and Warfare......Page 886
Art and Warfare......Page 888
Commemoration of War......Page 893
Film and Warfare......Page 898
Ideology and War......Page 905
Literature and Warfare......Page 910
Music and Warfare......Page 915
Religion and Warfare......Page 920
Television and Warfare......Page 926
Society and Warfare......Page 932
Civilian Labor and Warfare......Page 934
Counterinsurgency......Page 938
Education, Textbooks, and War......Page 942
Paramilitary Organizations......Page 948
The Press and War......Page 952
Propaganda......Page 958
Revolt, Rebellion, and Insurgency......Page 966
War’s Impact on Economies......Page 970
Women, Children, and War......Page 975
Science and Warfare......Page 982
Biology, Chemistry, and War......Page 984
Medicine on the Battlefield......Page 989
Psychological Effects of War......Page 994
Warfare, Morality, and Justice......Page 1000
Collaboration in War......Page 1002
Genocide......Page 1006
Mercenaries......Page 1013
Peace Movements and Conscientious Objection to War......Page 1018
Prisoners and War......Page 1026
War Crimes and Military Justice......Page 1031
Behind the Battlefield......Page 1036
Cryptography......Page 1038
Diplomacy......Page 1045
Financing War......Page 1050
Intelligence and Counterintelligence......Page 1055
International Arms Trade......Page 1061
Military Organization......Page 1066
Strategy......Page 1070
Tactics......Page 1074
Research Tools......Page 1078
War Films......Page 1080
War Literature......Page 1100
Lexicon......Page 1128
Military Theorists......Page 1157
Time Line......Page 1172
Bibliography......Page 1206
Web Sites......Page 1229
Index......Page 1236