Previous owner inscription on endpaper. Fading on spine. Good in d/w.The narrative of the book moves from the ritualistic combat of Stone Age peoples to the destructiveness of mass warfare in the modern age. The author demonstrates how particular cultures and their styles of warmaking go hand in hand. He also attaches his analysis to the great changes in military technology - the discoveries of bronze and iron, the taming of the horse to the chariot and riding, the introduction of gunpowder and the mobilisation of science and industry to produce the weapons of mass destruction of the 20th century

1993, Hutchinson, , 0091745276,< R-01>,432pp illustrations., , ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 29444-04..............................£6.00 

Introduced by writer, Frederick Forsyth, this is a major history of men in battle as told by two of the foremost military historians of the twentieth century. It traces the progress of fighting men from ancient foot soldiers armed with primitive edged weapons, via the ages of armour, cavalry and projectile weapons, to present warfare using automated electronic systems.

1985, Hamish Hamilton, , 0241115833,< R-01>,288pp, 100 colour & b/w illustrations, index, vg in dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 3455-02..............................£10.00 

Introduced by writer, Frederick Forsyth, this is a major history of men in battle as told by two of the foremost military historians of the twentieth century. It traces the progress of fighting men from ancient foot soldiers armed with primitive edged weapons, via the ages of armour, cavalry and projectile weapons, to present warfare using automated electronic systems.

1987, Sphere Books, , 0722152159 ,< R-01>,288pp, 100 col & b/w ills, index, Good in black boards, small trimming error on a few pages at the back., ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 3455-01..............................£8.00 

No d/w. Good in black boards. An anthology of writings by well known military and political and literary figures and journalists on the subject of warfare. Edited by noted military historian, John Keegan, the volume features essays by such as Winston Churchill, David Stirling, Studs Terkel, Davy Crockett, Victor Hugo, The Duke of Wellington, Erwin Rommell, Ernest Hemmingway, Siegfried Sassoon, George Orwell, Andy McNab and many more.

1999, Viking, , 0670852996,< R-01>,492pp, Index, , ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 14166-01..............................£6.00 

Dustjacket torn and rubbed. Previous owner name on endpaper. Good. With examples from recent history the authors show how the inner workings of the Soviet machine differ from the popular idea of how communists proceed.

1963, Frederick Muller, , ,< R-01>,362pp, , ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 37382-01..............................£7.00 

An examination of modern warfare. General Kitson examines the availabilty of nuclear weapons, the re-thinking of the battlefield, the need of the British Army to fight a full scale armoured battle, whilst also operating in a counter-insurgency role.

1987, Faber & Faber, , 0571146937,< R-01>,vi + 186pp, vg in dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 10759-01..............................£8.00 

A study of the weapons and weapons systems used in land, sea, air and space warfare in the late 1970s. Includes a chapter on the possible future developments in warfare.

1981, Bison Books, , 0861240758,< R-01>,192pp, 350 col & b/w illustrations and photos. Large format, vg in rubbed dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 17624-01..............................£10.00 

Battle Standards series. The history of the German soldier from the Army of Frederick the Great to the end of WWII.

1989, David & Charles, , 0715394584,< R-01>,238pp ills, spine faded ow good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 3311-02..............................£4.00 

A profile of three of America's finest military commando units: the Army's Airborne Rangers and DELTA battalions, and the Navy's SEALs. It follows them through the rigorous selection process, the ultra-intense training regime and on to real life action. More than 350 black and white and colour photographs look behind the scenes and chronicle the sweat and pain that typify special forces combat mission

1999, Motorbooks International, , 0760307784,< R-01>,Square format, 384p, very good in plastic sleeved d/w, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 31710-01..............................£12.00 

Techniques and triumphs of the Military Horseman: stories of the great cavalry regiments, their commanders and celebrated actions. The book provides the reader with an insight into the functions and behavior of cavalry horses in war, and the duties, training, traditions and deeds of the men who rode them. From the mounted archers of Assyria to the lancers of World War One, the story spans some 3,000 years. There are chapters on The Huns, Charlemagne and the Dawn of Chivalry, The Mongols, The Thirty Years' War, the English Civil War, Frederick the Great, Moguls and the Mahrattas, the Napoleonic Wars, The Crimean War and much more. Illustrated with more than 200 paintings, drawings, engravings and new battle maps.

1976, Bobbs-Merrill, , 067252192X,< R-01>,Large format, 175pp, c200 b/w & colour illustrations, good in slightly creased d/w, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 17653-01..............................£10.00