First published over thirty years ago War in European History is a brilliantly written survey of the changing ways that war has been waged in Europe from the Norse invasions to the present day Far more than a simple military history the book serves as a succinct & enlightening overview of the development of European society as a whole over the last millennium From the Norsemen & the world of the medieval knights through to the industrialized mass warfare of the twentieth century Michael Howard illuminates the way in which warfare has shaped the history of the Continent its effect on social & political institutions & the ways in which technological & social change have in turn shaped the way in which wars are fought This new edition
Includes:: a fully updated further reading & a new final chapter bringing the story into the twenty-first century including the invasion of Iraq & the so-called ' War against Terror'