The Cambridge illustrated history of warfare : the triumph of the West / edited by Geoffrey Parker.

Originally published: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One of the world's leading authorities on military history provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present. The book treats all aspects of the subject from the Greeks to the nuclear age: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence. 109 color plates. 119 halftones. Leading military historian Parker provides a unique account of Western warfare from the Greeks to the nuclear age, with an emphasis on the economic and social costs of war. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of war: who pays for it, how can its returns be measured, and to what extent does it explain the rise of the West to global dominance over two millennia? Geoffrey Parker is one of the world's leading authorities on military history and is the editor of The Times Atlas of World History (1993) and the author of The Military Revolution (Cambridge,1988). A history of Western warfare from antiquity to the present in a social and global context.