Title The patterns of war since the eighteenth century / Larry H. Addington

Edition 2nd ed Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 366 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE; 1. FROM DYNASTIC TO NATIONAL WARFARE, 1775-1815; I. Dynastic Warfare; A. Armies; B. Navies; II. The War of the American Revolution, 1775-83; III. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815; A. Ideas Borrowed from the Old Royal Army before 1789; B. The Wars of the French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1789-1802; C. Napoleon and the Imperial Army at Zenith, 1804-7; D. The Decline of French Fortunes in the West and the Anglo-American War of 1812 E. The Decline of Napoleon's Fortunes in the East, the First Abdication, and the Return of the Hundred Days, 1808-152. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, 1815-71; I. Armies; A. The Long Peace and Military Thought; B. The Technological Revolution in Land Warfare; C. The Prussian General Staff, the Nation-in-Arms, and the Kesselschlacht Doctrine; II. Navies; III. The Mid-Nineteenth Century Wars before 1861; IV. The American Civil War, 1861-65; A. The Opposing Sides; B. Tactics on Land; C. Naval Tactics and Coast Defense; D. Geography and Strategy; E. The Strategic Direction F. The Eastern Theater to May 1864G. The Western Theater to May 1864; H. The Final Campaigns, May 1864-April 1865; V. The Wars of German Unification, 1864-71; A. The Wars with Denmark and Austria, 1864-66; B. The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; 3. THE MARCH TOWARD WORLD WAR, 1871-1914; I. Armies; A. The Spread of the German System and the Technology of Land Warfare; B. The Alliance Systems and Contingency War Plans; C. The Anglo-American Military Experience to 1914; II. Navies; A. The Challenge of the Jeune École to 1889; B. The Mahanite School of Naval Power, 1890-1914 C. Technical Developments in Navies, 1890-1914III. The Wars, 1871-1914; A. The Russo-Turkish War and Tensions among the Great Powers, 1877-78; B. The Overseas Colonial Wars; C. The Spanish-American War, 1898; D. The Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars; E. The Final Wars and Crises before 1914; 4. THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18; I. The Outbreak and the Stalemate of 1914; A. The Outbreak of War; B. The Opening Battles and Stalemate in the West, 1914; C. The Opening Battles and Stalemate on the Eastern Front, 1914; D. The War at Sea, 1914; II. The Search for Victory, 1915-16 A. Allied Strategy and Operations, 1915B. German Strategy in 1915; C. The War at Sea, 1915; D. The War on Land, 1916; E. The War at Sea, 1916; F. The Rise of Air Power; G. The Development of Armored Fighting Vehicles; III. The Years of Decision, 1917-18; A. The 1917 U-Boat Campaign and America's Entry into the War; B. The Russian Collapse, the French Mutiny, and New German Methods of Land Warfare; C. British Failures and Successes in 1917; D. The Ludendorff Offensives, March-July 1918; E. Foch's Offensives to the End of the War, July-November 1918; 5. BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS, 1919-39 Summary A thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive picture of the evolution of modern warfare Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Military history, Modern -- 18th century. Military history, Modern -- 19th century. Military history, Modern -- 20th century. Military art and science -- History -- 18th century Military art and science -- History -- 19th century Military art and science -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. HISTORY -- Military -- General. Military art and science Military history, Modern Oorlogvoering. Krigsvetenskap -- historia. Militärhistoria. Krigföring -- historia. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 93021544 ISBN 9780253111098 0253111099 9780253010032 0253010039 1280677996 9781280677991 9786613654922 6613654922

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