The Changing Nature of Warfare: How War Became Global

Are you interested in the history of warfare? Following the dreadful events of September 11, 2001, the world has changed. The only way to look forward is to look back and see how we came to this position. This new Studymate is designed to describe how warfare changed between 1792 and 1918. The book is ideal for students studying the A2 module on the Changing Nature of Warfare for the OCR syllabus and it will be of vital interest to all undergraduate and amateur historians who aim to improve their understanding of warfare. Dr. Johnson's text is comprehensive yet concise, so saving you time and pinpointing the essential themes for you to make the most use of your study time. This rapid access to themes, events and the background to this fascinating approach to the history of warfare will allow students to speak more authoritatively in seminars and tutorials and to improve the quality of their essay writing on the period.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: Warfare Change and continuity in war Changing debates in military history Terms and definitions Themes 2. The Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1804 Revolutionary War The French Revolutionary Army The Revolutionary War in 1793 The Recovery of the French Army The rise of Napoleon The limits of Napoleonic ambition The allied counter-offensive Napoleon's second campaign in Italy Understanding the Napoleonic system The technology of war Naval warfare 3. The Napoleonic Wars, 1805-1815 Strategy and alliances: Napoleon's campaign of 1805 Napoleonic offensive warfare The conflict in Spain and the Peninsular War Guerrilla War Napoleon conquered Central Europe Napoleon's organisation of the state for war Judging the quality of troops: the strengths and weaknesses of the British armed forces War of Nations: Napoleon's campaigns 1812-1814 Offensive warfare: the campaign of 1814 The Hundred Days campaign and the Battle of Waterloo 4. The Era of Peace, revolution and Reaction, 1815-1854 The Vienna Peace Settlement and the Congress System Revolutionary Europe Baron de Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz The impact of industrialisation: technological change 5. The Crimean War, 1854-1856 The causes of the Crimean War Strategy: The problems encountered in the opening phases of the war Technology and logistics: innovations and problems The course of the Crimean War The effects of the war 6. The American Civil War, 1861-65 The causes and the initial developments of the war The key battles of 1862-3 Developments in warfare Case Study: Gettysburg The last phase of the war Changes in warfare The long-term effects of the war on the South 7. The Wars of Unification, 1859-71 The Italian Wars The Franco-Austrian War of 1859 Garibaldi and the Risorgimento of 1860 Changes in the Prussian army and Bismarck's political objectives The Danish War and the origins of the Seven Weeks' War The Seven Weeks' War The developments in warfare in the Franco-Prussian War Case Study in leadership: Bezaine Case Study in leadership: Moltke Turning Point: The Battle of Sedan The Siege of Paris Conclusions of the Wars of Unification 8. Warfare in China, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Indian states and Africa Colonial warfare Chinese modes of warfare in the Chinese wars Japanese modernisation The armies of the Muslim world South Asia: The wars of the Indian states The Sikh Wars The Indian Mutiny The Zulu Mfecane and the Cape Frontier Wars 9. Minor Wars: Colonial Wars in Africa, America and Asia, 1873-1899 Wolseley's campaigns: the importance of logistics The wars of imperial expansion in America The wars of imperial expansion in Russia The British wars of imperial expansion The Zulu War of 1879 The Second Afghan war and the North West Frontier Wars in Africa The First Anglo-Boer War Egypt and the Sudan French Colonial Wars Development and contrasts: Adowa and Omdurman 10. The South-African War, 1899-1902, and the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 118 The problems the British faced at the beginning of the South African War The Boer strategy and its failure The success of the British offensive The guerilla war Civilians and the war The effects of the war The Russo-Japanese War Changes in warfare by 1905 War Plans 11. The First World War: Mobility and Defence The Western Front 1914-15 The fighting on the Eastern Front Attempts to break the stalemate on the Western Front Organisation of the state for war The alternatives to the Western Front: the other theatres of war War of attrition: Verdun The battle of the Somme Technology The Italian Front and Balkans theatre 12. Total War The organisation of the state for total war The campaigns of 1917 Domestic morale: The collapse of Russia The Western Front The victory of 1918 Interpretations of the First World War 13. Conclusions: Warfare and the experience of war The experience of war Tactics Weapons Conclusion: technology and linear development Change and continuity: Non-linear explanations of warfare Glossary of terms Further reading Useful websites List of maps and diagrams

About the Author :
Dr Johnson is an emerging voice in history. He is a young, articulate academic who brings a fresh perspective on historiography. He teaches at Warwick University and is the author of a number of Studymate titles including Lenin, Stalin and Communist Russia, the myth and reality of Communism.Robert Johnson is married and he and his wife have two infant children.