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In this timely addition to the bestselling Shortest History series, acclaimed writer and military expert Gwynne Dyer tells the story of war from its prehistoric - perhaps pre-human - origins to the present age of algorithms and atomic weapons. With the clarity and insight that have won his columns millions of readers around the world, Dyer chronicles warfare's coming-of-age in the first cities; the rise of tyranny as humans multiply; the millennia of classical combat ended by the firearm and the carnage of the Thirty Years' War; and the brief interlude of limited war before the popular revolutions of the 18th century ushered in the era of total war - itself halted, for now, by Hiroshima. The final chapters deal with the precarious equilibrium of the past 75 years - the longest peace between major powers in history - and the threats posed by nuclear proliferation, global heating and superpower rivalry. This marvellously clear-sighted book is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the role of war in the long human story: why we do it, and how we can stop.
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The Shortest History Of War, Gwynne Dyer
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
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- Titel
- The Shortest History Of War
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Gwynne Dyer
- Verlag
- Old Street Publishing
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 242
- ISBN10
- 191040084X
- ISBN13
- 9781910400845
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Sozialwissenschaften, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Politikwissenschaft, Politik, Militärgeschichte, Kriegsliteratur, Kriege
- Bewertung
- 4,1 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- In this timely addition to the bestselling Shortest History series, acclaimed writer and military expert Gwynne Dyer tells the story of war from its prehistoric - perhaps pre-human - origins to the present age of algorithms and atomic weapons. With the clarity and insight that have won his columns millions of readers around the world, Dyer chronicles warfare's coming-of-age in the first cities; the rise of tyranny as humans multiply; the millennia of classical combat ended by the firearm and the carnage of the Thirty Years' War; and the brief interlude of limited war before the popular revolutions of the 18th century ushered in the era of total war - itself halted, for now, by Hiroshima. The final chapters deal with the precarious equilibrium of the past 75 years - the longest peace between major powers in history - and the threats posed by nuclear proliferation, global heating and superpower rivalry. This marvellously clear-sighted book is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the role of war in the long human story: why we do it, and how we can stop.