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Book Cover for: Armament and History: The Influence of Armament on History from the Dawn of Classical Warfare to the End of the Second World War, J. F. C. Fuller

Armament and History: The Influence of Armament on History from the Dawn of Classical Warfare to the End of the Second World War

J. F. C. Fuller

Dividing the subject into armament epochs - Ages of Valour, Chivalry, Gunpowder, Steam, Oil, and Atomic Energy - Fuller examines the most influential military innovations of each period as well as the key leaders (including Alexander, Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus, and Napoleon) who skillfully employed these weapons. Although the author acknowledges that war cannot be eliminated entirely, he urges man to impose restrictions on warfare, as had been done in past centuries, before society descends into a second Dark Age. Completed immediately after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - chilling examples of mass destruction caused by armaments - this impassioned work remains relevant a half-century later.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publish Date: Aug 22nd, 1998
  • Pages: 228
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.43in - 0.66in - 0.50lb
  • EAN: 9780306808593
  • Categories: • Military - Weapons• Military Science• Wars & Conflicts - General

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About the Author

Major General J.F.C. Fuller (1878-1966) was one of the most important and original military thinkers of this century. He served as lieutenant in the Boer War, organized the first British tank corps in World War I, and developed the strategy and tactics of tank warfare which were later put to such effective use by the Nazis for their World War II blitzkriegs. His many books include A Military History of the Western World (3 volumes), The Generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant, and The Generalship of Alexander the Great, all of which are available from Da Capo Press/Perseus Book Group.

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