Warfare in the Western World: Military Operations from 1600 to 1871

Warfare in the Western World: Military Operations from 1600 to 1871 by Doughty, Robert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0046442209397.

Authoritative and concise, Warfare in the Western World concentrates on selected campaigns and battles, showing how political and military leaders in the West have used armies to wage war effectively over the last four centuries. The text moves through the centuries, discussing how operational developments and technological improvements eventually led to the concept of total war, first approached in the American Civil War and culminating in the twentieth centurys two world wars.