In this companion volume to Western Warfare, 1775–1882, Jeremy Black takes his analysis of modern warfare into the 20th century. A distinctive feature of the author’s approach is the coverage of both
This compelling text provides a thematic account of British history centering on the 20th century. To the traditional, chronological account of historic events, Black adds long-range thematic chapter
In this brilliant history of warfare, Jeremy Black is the first to approach the entire modern era from a comprehensive global perspective. He provides a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose, an
Packed with contemporary maps, this is a visual survey of how conflict was recorded and planned before and during World War II, revealing how warfare and its documentation and presentation changed thr
In this succinct one-volume account of the rise and fall of the English press, Jeremy Black traces the medium's history from the emergence of the country's newspaper industry to the Internet age. The
In this succinct one-volume account of the rise and fall of the English press, Jeremy Black traces the medium's history from the emergence of the country's newspaper industry to the Internet age. The
Argues that the supposed objectivity of the map-making and map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation, demonstrating that maps have played and continue to play
For members of the social elite in eighteenth-century England, extended travel for pleasure came to be considered part of an ideal education as well as an important symbol of social status. Italy, an
