London-based Gwynne Dyer is a renowned journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and lecturer on international affairs. His documentary television series on the history of war was nominated for an Academy Award. His twice-weekly column on international affairs appears in 175 newspapers in 45 countries and is translated into more than a dozen languages.

Foreword
1. Origins
2. How Combat Works
3. The Evolution of Battle 3500-1500 BCE
4. Classical War 1500bc-1400 CE
5. Absolute Monarchs and Limited War 1400-1790
6. Mass Warfare 1790-1900
7. Total War
8. A Short History of Nuclear War, 1945-1990
9. Trifurcation: Nuclear, Conventional, Terrorist
10. The End of War
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