List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Introduction: The Origins of Warfare
1. Warfare of the Ancient Empires
2. War and Society in the Classical West
3. Migrations and Invasions
4. European Chivalry and the Rise of Islam
5. Eastern Styles of Warfare
6. The Age of Gunpowder and Sail
7. New Signs of Total War
8. Absolutism and War
9. The Revolutionary Era
10. The Beginnings of Industrial Warfare
11. The West Conquers the World
12. Twentieth-Century Militarisms and Technological Warfare
13. Third World Wars
Epilogue: The Future of War and Peace
Index