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A Global History of War: From Assyria to the Twenty-First Century

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Whilst many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war around the world and from an evolutionary viewpoint. A Global History of War is among the first works to focal point not on the affect of war on civilizations, but slightly on how civilizations affect the art and execution of war. World-renowned scholar Gérard Chaliand concentrates on the peoples and cultures who have decided how war is conducted and reveals the lasting historical consequences of combat, offering a unique picture of the major geopolitical and civilizational clashes that have rocked our common history and made us who we are lately. Chaliand’s questions provoke a new understanding of the development of armed conflict. How did the foremost non-European empires rise and fall? What critical role did the nomads of the Eurasian steppes and their descendants play? Chaliand illuminates the military cultures and martial traditions of the great Eurasian empires, including Turkey, China, Iran, and Mongolia. According to fifteen years of research, this book provides a novel military and strategic viewpoint on the crises and conflicts that have shaped the current world order.

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