An interesting and accessible introduction to war, from antiquity to the present and into the future. "A Short History of War" offers a broad and often powerful description of the great causes that are never lost or defeated.

Throughout history, wars have transformed social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of our lives. The narratives of wars - past, present, and future - create and reinforce a common purpose.

In this participative overview, Jeremy Black examines war as a global phenomenon, analyzing the First and Second World Wars, as well as other wars such as those of the Han Dynasty and Assyria, Imperial Rome, Napoleonic France, to Vietnam and Afghanistan. Black also examines the importance of war and the ways in which cultural perceptions of conflict have lasting consequences on societies worldwide.

Weaponry has a fundamental influence on the way wars are fought: it created aerial operations and transformed them into naval ones. Today, as twentieth-century weapons are challenged by drones and robots, Black examines how the future of war is taking shape.

Pages: 272, Year of Publication: 0112, Dimensions: 12.7x12.7cm