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Gérard Chaliand

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A Global History of War

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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Maps vii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. Overview 4
Chapter 2. The First Military Empire 48
Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire 55
Chapter 4. The Arabs 100
Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes 108
Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades 127
Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire 141
Chapter 8. Timur the Lame 151
Chapter 9. The Ottomans 156
Chapter 10. Safavid Persia 170
Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions 176
Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads 185
Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India 187
Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars 193
Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe 200
Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions 212
Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare 225
Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict 244
Chapter 19. Conclusion 251
Select Bibliography 259
Index 263

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Maps vii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. Overview 4
Chapter 2. The First Military Empire 48
Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire 55
Chapter 4. The Arabs 100
Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes 108
Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades 127
Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire 141
Chapter 8. Timur the Lame 151
Chapter 9. The Ottomans 156
Chapter 10. Safavid Persia 170
Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions 176
Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads 185
Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India 187
Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars 193
Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe 200
Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions 212
Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare 225
Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict 244
Chapter 19. Conclusion 251
Select Bibliography 259
Index 263

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