The Cambridge History of Warfare

Bu adla İş Bankası'nın bastığı bir kitabın önemli noktalara parmak basmaması şaşırtıcı olurdu. Ama kitapta genel bir dağınıklık, ruhsuzluk var. Çevirinin de muhteşem olduğu izleniminde değilim. Bence bu kitabın niyetlendiğini daha başarılı yapan kitaplar vardır. Bulurum.......more

It was a very interesting read that does however, despite the title, only focus on Western Warfare. It is continually argued throughout the book that Western Warfare is particularly unique in world histroy but many academic review articles correct the book at several times for not giving due credit......more

Mi problema con este libro es no es una Historia de la guerra sino una Historia de las guerras. Me explico. El primer capítulo está dedicado a la falange griega: su composición y cómo ésta no es más que un reflejo de la sociedad en la que surge. Y a continuación expone como los cambios en esta socie......more

Has some very interesting snippets of information but oftentimes turns into a big list of weapons or boats that cost more money than other boats and had more guns. There is a lot to learn but there is also a lot of what I consider 'filler' because it does not add to your understanding of the history......more

Main textbook for my history course. Prose was kind of convoluted and wordy, and it can only go so in-depth since it's covering almost all of history, but I enjoyed it.......more