A global history of war : from Assyria to the twenty-first century / Gerard Chaliand ; translated by Michele Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.

Includes index

Overview: war and history --
The first military empire: the Assyrians --
The great strategy of the Byzantine Empire --
The Arabs --
The nomads of the Eurasian steppes --
The Seljuks, Mameluks, and the Crusades --
The Mongol Empire --
Tamerlane --
The Ottomans --
Safavid Iran --
The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions --
The Manchu and the end of the nomads --
The Mughals and Islam in India --
Russia and the end of the Tatars --
The ascent of Europe --
The time of revolutions --
Guerilla warfare --
From total war to asymmetrical conflict --
Conclusion.