European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960 - Paperback

$40.27

European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960 - Paperback

Name: European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960 - Paperback
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SKU: 9781804291078
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by V. G. Kiernan

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Book Overview

New edition of a trail-blazing history of imperial warfare

European Empires from Conquest to Collapse is a vivid anticolonial reckoning with the history of imperial warfare. Global in scope, it deftly surveys the fighting forces and military engagements of the Great Powers, from the British in India to the scramble for Africa. Victor Kiernan lays bare the doctrines and realities of colonial fighting, dispelling official legends. Europe often boasted that coloni- alism was 'civilised', but the facts show it could be barbaric. Kiernan traces how guerrilla insurgency against colonial oppression developed into one of the most sophisticated branches of the art of war.

With a foreword by Tariq Ali, author of Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes.

ISBN	9781804291078
Author	V. G. Kiernan
Publisher	Verso
Genre	History
Format	Paperback
Published	April 2024
Language	ENG- English
Pages	304
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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