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Subtitle: Weapoins, Warriors, and the Making of the Modern World,
Gotham Books, Ny., 2006, 624 pgs. ,index, notes, bibliography, illustrations,
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Reviewer Comments
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Preface and Introduction
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Part I - The Gunpowder Revolution
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Chapter 1 - Sail and Shot: The Spanish Armada, July 31 - September 21,
1588
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Chapter 2 - Missile and Muscle: Breitenfeld and Lutzen
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Chapter 3 - Flintlocks and Forbearance: Assaye, September 23, 1803
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The Consequences of the Gunpowder Revolution
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Part II: The First Industrial Revolution
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Chapter 4 - Rifles and Railheads: Koniggratz, July 3, 1866
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Chapter 5 - Maxim Guns and Dum Dums, Omdurman, September 2, 1898
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Chapter 6 - Steel and Steam: Tushima, May 27-28, 1905
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The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
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Part III, The Second Industrial Revolution
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The Rise of the Second Industrial Age
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Chapter 7 - Tanks and Terror: France, May 10 - June 22, 1940
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Chapter 8 - Flattops and Torpoedos: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
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Chapter 9 - Superfortresses and Firebombs: Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
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Consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution
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Part IV - The Information Revolution
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The Rise of the Information Age
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Chapter 10 - Precision and Professionalism: Kuwait and Iraq January
17-February 28, 1991
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Chapter 11 - Special Forces and Horses: Afghanistan, October 7 -
December 6, 2001
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Chapter 12 - Humvees and IED's: Iraq, March 20, 2003 - May 1, 2005
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The Consequences of the Information Revolution
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Part V: Revolutions Past, Present, and Future
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Chapter 13 - Revolutions to Come
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Epilogue: Five Hundred Years and Counting: What the Past Teaches us
About the Future
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