70 color illustrations & 80 b/w illustrations! It was the century of American independence, of warfare between France and Prussia, of invading Mongols in Tibet. All around the globe, using weaponry from muskets to the bow-and-arrow, conflicts raged. The diverse campaigns covered here portray developments in every society, on land and on sea, and reveal how new policies arose because of growing overseas empires. Trim size: 7 3/4 x 10 3/8., ISBN13:9780304352456 ISBN10:0304352454 Material Type:hardcover