| Description |
624 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-516) and index. |
| Contents |
Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588 -- Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632 -- Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803 -- Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866 -- Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898 -- Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905 -- Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940 -- Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 -- Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945 -- Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991 -- Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001 -- Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005. |
| Subject |
Military history, Modern.
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Military history, Modern. |
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Military art and science -- Technological innovations.
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Military art and science -- Technological innovations. |
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Military art and science. |
| ISBN |
1592402224 |
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9781592402229 |
| Standard No. |
9781592402229 |
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