Modern Warfare History

This Economist book describes emerging military technologies and places them in the larger context of today's politics, diplomacy, business and social issues. It shows how efforts to win wars or keep the peace are driving enormous and multifold technological advances. Broadly speaking, defence technologies will continue to provide enormous advantages to advanced, Western armed forces. For anyone who wants to know just how smart the global war, defence and intelligence machine is, this will be revealing and fascinating reading.

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern...

In this encyclopedically learned and immensely gripping book, one of our foremost military historians demolishes the famous dictum that war is the continuation of policy by other means. Beginning with the premise that all civilizations owe their origins to warmaking, Keegan probes the meanings...

In this manual, the author takes readers on an exploratory journey into the teachings of the Early Church on spiritual warfare. This book, which was written for the authors daughters, reveals age-old teachings from early Orthodox Church theologians, mystics and saints who essentially pioneered human psychology in the deserts, caves and monasteries of the Eastern Byzantine Empire at the dawn of Christianity. With a foundation in Scripture, the author dives deep into the seemingly bottomless well of wisdom that is the vast library of writings that these experienced practitioners left behind.

Today more than 100 small, asymmetric, and revolutionary wars are being waged around the world. This book provides invaluable tools for fighting such wars by taking enemy perspectives into consideration. Using case studies, Manwaring outlines vital survival lessons for leaders and organizations concerned with national security in our contemporary world. The insurgencies Manwaring describes span the globe.

World History of Warfare covers worldwide military history from ancient times to the present and is designed for college courses. Its principal theme is an exploration of change and continuity, revolution and tradition, in three thousand years of warfare. It teaches students and general listeners how warfare evolved and how that evolution affected human society, with emphasis on major turning points in the conduct of warfare rather than a superficial general history of wars.

This book demonstrates how economic tools have been used throughout history to accomplish goals of military conflict, how they can be used more effectively than traditional means of warfare in the modern era, and how we can derive a better understanding of economic strategy applicable - not just to the military, but also to market competition.

Uncover the gritty reality of industrial warfare, where military history and human endurance collide on the front lines. Ideal for a gripping commute or focused listening, this sobering account strips away the myths of the First World War to reveal the true mechanics of global combat. You are...

Explore gripping military history and the evolution of strategic command, from ancient battles to modern hybrid warfare. Transform your daily commute into an intense, thought-provoking journey through the minds of historical leaders under ultimate pressure. Witness how culture, politics, and raw...

Throughout history, both military and commercial entities around the world have utilized these methods, and even since the formalization of psychological operations during WW2, our methods have improved greatly, but we are still only touching the "tip of the iceberg", so to speak, of what is truly possible.

An Apple Best Book of the Month From award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true...

Step into the gripping military history of a brutal imperial conflict that forever changed modern warfare. Perfect for your morning commute, this intense historical deep dive transports you to a fractured late nineteenth-century landscape, where the discovery of gold ignites a fierce struggle...

Trace the gripping military history of covert operations, where elite warriors risk everything behind enemy lines. Whether you are powering through a heavy workout or driving on a long commute, this intense audio experience drops you directly into the world’s most dangerous missions...

Trace the tense military history of global conflict, where technological evolution constantly rewrites the rules of war. From the first crude stone clubs to silent lines of code crashing enemy networks, experience how human ingenuity remains inextricably bound to organized violence. Ideal for an...

The Middle Ages have long sparked people's imaginations thanks to imagery of armored knights battling on horseback and armies of men trying to breach the walls of formidable castles. But medieval warfare was constantly adapting to the times with new techniques and technology. By the middle of the 15th century, artillery was knocking down castle walls that had stood for generations, while infantry were also proving their worth with powerful longbows and tight formations of polearms that upset the long dominance of mounted, heavily armored knights.

Experience gripping military history through ten clashes that revolutionized warfare and global politics. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this immersive narrative drops you into the dust and smoke alongside ordinary soldiers fighting brutal campaigns. Watch commanders face rapid tactical...

Witness the brutal 1879 military clash where a disciplined African kingdom shattered the myth of imperial supremacy. Perfect for your daily commute or a focused history deep-dive, this gripping narrative drops you into the tense, high-stakes tactical warfare of Southern Africa. Explore the...

Experience a gripping military history that reveals how an improbable floating runway revolutionized global naval warfare. Perfect for an educational commute, this intense journey transports you from World War Two to Cold War standoffs. Watch visionary inventors and daring pilots battle...

Experience the gripping military history of a continent-spanning religious conflict that forged modern Europe. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you to the tense, mistrustful heart of the Holy Roman Empire. Watch a powder keg of faith and ambition explode into...

Experience the epic military history of a nation transforming raw medieval militias into a modern combat force. Perfect for an educational commute, this gripping narrative plunges you into the bloody battlefields and strategic revolutions that forged a global superpower. March alongside...