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PART 1 The Ancient World, 2000 BCE-400 CE |
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Bronze and Chariots: Eurasia, 10,000-600 BCE |
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2 | (17) |
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Empires, Elephants, and Ideologies: Asia, 800 BCE-200 CE |
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19 | (19) |
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Polis and Phalanx: Greece and Macedon, 800-200 BCE |
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38 | (18) |
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Legion and Empire: Rome, 500 BCE-400 CE |
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56 | (21) |
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Oars and Rams: Ancient Naval Warfare to 400 CE |
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77 | (23) |
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Commentary: Part 1, to 400 CE |
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95 | (5) |
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PART 2 The Age of Migration and Invasion, 400-1100 |
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The Nomadic World: Central Asia to 1100 |
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100 | (19) |
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Chiefs and Warbands: Western Europe, 400-1100 |
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119 | (20) |
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Caliphs and Cataphracts: Islam and Byzantium, 400-1100 |
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139 | (20) |
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From Cavalry to Conscripts: China, 400-1100 |
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159 | (18) |
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Predators and Police: Naval Warfare, 400-1100 |
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177 | (23) |
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Commentary: Part 2, 400-1100 |
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194 | (6) |
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PART 3 The Age of Traditions in Conflict, 1100-1500 |
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Cross and Crescent: The Middle East, 1100-1450 |
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200 | (19) |
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Knights, Castles, and Kings: Western Europe, 1050-1500 |
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219 | (20) |
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Khans and Conquest: The Mongols, 1150-1400 |
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239 | (19) |
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Scholars, Samurai, and Sultans: Asia, 1100-1500 |
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258 | (20) |
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Mariners and Merchants: Naval Warfare, 1100-1571 |
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278 | (26) |
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Commentary: Part 3, 1100-1500 |
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298 | (6) |
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PART 4 The Dawn of Global Warfare, 1500-1750 |
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The European Transformation: Western Europe, 1450-1720 |
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304 | (20) |
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Cannon and Cavalry: Eurasian Expansion, 1500-1750 |
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324 | (18) |
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Conquests and Contacts: Europeans Abroad, 1500-1700 |
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342 | (20) |
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East Asian Transformations: Japan and China, 1500-1750 |
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362 | (19) |
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The Age of Sail: Naval Warfare, 1500-1750 |
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381 | (23) |
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Commentary: Part 4, 1500-1750 |
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400 | (4) |
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PART 5 The Age of Revolutions and Imperialism, 1700-1914 |
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Bullion and Bayonets: Linear Tactics on a Global Stage, 1680-1789 |
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404 | (19) |
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From Bastille to Blockade: Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815 |
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423 | (19) |
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Rifles and Railroads: War in the Age of Industry, 1815-1914 |
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442 | (20) |
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Guns and Government: Global European Dominance, 1800-1914 |
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462 | (20) |
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From Sails to Steam: Naval Warfare, 1750-1914 |
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482 | (24) |
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Commentary: Part 5, 1700-1914 |
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501 | (5) |
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PART 6 The Age Global Conflict, 1914-Present |
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The Great War: World War I, 1914-18 |
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506 | (18) |
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Tanks and Tasking: Interwar Developments, 1918-37 |
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524 | (11) |
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The Good War: World War II, 1937-45 |
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535 | (30) |
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The Nuclear Age: Decolonization and the Cold War, 1945-89 |
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565 | (19) |
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Conflict and Culture: Warfare Since 1989 |
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Commentary: Part 6, 1914-Present |
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| Credits |
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| Index |
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