| Titre : |
Cambridge illustrated atlas : warfare |
| Titre original : |
Illustrated atlas of warfare |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Jeremy Black (1955-....), Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] : Cambridge University Press |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
192 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. en noir et en coul., cartes en coul., jaquette ill. en coul. |
| Format : |
29 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-521-47033-9 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr., p. 166-167. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Art et science militaires -- Cartes -- 1500-1800 ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- 16e siècle ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- 17e siècle ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- Atlas ; Art militaire ; Guerre et société -- Atlas ; Guerre et société -- Cartes ; Histoire militaire ; Histoire militaire -- Cartes -- 1500-1800 ; Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine -- Atlas ; Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine -- Cartes ; Renaissance Cartes.
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| Index. décimale : |
355.033 |
| Résumé : |
The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare : Renaissance to Revolution provides a thorough introduction to the military and naval history of the years 1492 to 1792, covering the period from the European Renaissance to the revolutionary wars of the late eighteenth century. Detailed colour maps, battle plans, and colour and black and white illustrations combine with an authoritative text to illuminate developments in warfare on both land and sea. Particular attention is paid to the effects of European military expansion on the rest of the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. Special feature boxes are deveoted to key events, to the more complicated and intriguing military confrontations and individual tacticians, and to key topics such as weapons, battle strategies, the rise of naval warfare, and the composition of armies |
| Note de contenu : |
Introduction -- Ch. 1. The basis of military power -- Ch. 2. Warfare in the wider world, 1490-1700 -- Ch. 3. Warfare in Europe, 1492-1600 -- Ch. 4. Warfare in Europe, 1600-1680 -- Ch. 5. Warfare in Europe, 168-1740 -- Ch. 6. Warfare in Europe, 1700-1792 -- Ch. 7. Warfare in the wider world 1700-1792 -- Conclusion: world military power in 1792 -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Timeline -- Picture credits -- Index |
Cambridge illustrated atlas = Illustrated atlas of warfare : warfare [texte imprimé] / Jeremy Black (1955-....), Auteur . - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni]) : Cambridge University Press, 1996 . - 192 p. : ill. en noir et en coul., cartes en coul., jaquette ill. en coul. ; 29 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-47033-9 Bibliogr., p. 166-167. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Art et science militaires -- Cartes -- 1500-1800 ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- 16e siècle ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- 17e siècle ; Art et science militaires -- Histoire -- Atlas ; Art militaire ; Guerre et société -- Atlas ; Guerre et société -- Cartes ; Histoire militaire ; Histoire militaire -- Cartes -- 1500-1800 ; Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine -- Atlas ; Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine -- Cartes ; Renaissance Cartes.
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| Index. décimale : |
355.033 |
| Résumé : |
The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare : Renaissance to Revolution provides a thorough introduction to the military and naval history of the years 1492 to 1792, covering the period from the European Renaissance to the revolutionary wars of the late eighteenth century. Detailed colour maps, battle plans, and colour and black and white illustrations combine with an authoritative text to illuminate developments in warfare on both land and sea. Particular attention is paid to the effects of European military expansion on the rest of the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. Special feature boxes are deveoted to key events, to the more complicated and intriguing military confrontations and individual tacticians, and to key topics such as weapons, battle strategies, the rise of naval warfare, and the composition of armies |
| Note de contenu : |
Introduction -- Ch. 1. The basis of military power -- Ch. 2. Warfare in the wider world, 1490-1700 -- Ch. 3. Warfare in Europe, 1492-1600 -- Ch. 4. Warfare in Europe, 1600-1680 -- Ch. 5. Warfare in Europe, 168-1740 -- Ch. 6. Warfare in Europe, 1700-1792 -- Ch. 7. Warfare in the wider world 1700-1792 -- Conclusion: world military power in 1792 -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Timeline -- Picture credits -- Index |
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