Guerres et civilisations. English;A global history of war : from Assyria to the twenty-first century / Gerard Chaliand translated by Michele Mangin-Woods and David Woods foreword by R. Bin Wong.

Chaliand, Gérard, 1934-
Oakland, Calif. : University of California Press, [2014]
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
Overview: War and history — The first military empire: the Assyrians — The grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire — The Arabs — The nomads of the Eurasian steppes — The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades — The Mongol Empire — Timur the Lame — The Ottomans — Safavid Persia — The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions — The Manchu and the end of the nomads — The Mughals and Islam in India — Russia and the end of the Tatars — The ascent of Europe — The time of revolutions — Guerilla warfare — From total war to asymmetrical conflict — Conclusion.
Translated to English from French.

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