An in-depth look at the evolution of battle tactics and military technology since 1066. The second millennium of mankind has been characterized by almost incessant warfare somewhere on the face of the globe. This book serves as a snapshot of the development of warfare over the past 1,000 years, illustrating the bravery and suffering mankind has inflicted upon itself in developing what we call the ‘Art of War’. Here military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones selects twenty battles that illustrate the changing face of warfare over the past thousand years
from the Viking shield wall to long bows and knights, the emergence of gunpowder and finally the long-range faceless warfare of today. Herein is an overview of the killing game and its impact. AUTHOR: Anthony Tucker-Jones spent nearly twenty years in the British Intelligence community before establishing himself as a defence writer and military historian. He has written extensively on aspects of Second World War warfare, including Slaughter on the Eastern Front (2017). 72 b/w illustrations, 32 maps