Author: Alex Kerr
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Published: 2018-10-30
Total Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9781718040243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an IGCSE textbook which covers a variety of topics.Preface:This book intends to give as much information as possible about the history of Warfare and relate it to the Igcse Edexcel exam board.Alex Kerr has been teaching History and Politics for 10 years, a graduate of Oxford Brookes University, as well as having completed a PGCE at The Institute of Education, London and recently completing courses at the Johann Cruyff Institute, Barcelona.Index:GlossaryChapter 1; War, huh, what is it good for?Chapter 2; The nature of warfare in the early 1930's.Tanks, Navy, Military Aircraft, Artillery and Gas.Chapter 3; The changing nature of sea warfare.Battle of the Atlantic, Nuclear Submarines, Aircraft Carriers, Battle of the Pacific including, Pearl Harbour, Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle for Midway and The Falklands Conflict.Chapter 4; Land Warfare WW2.Blitzkrieg, Invasion of Poland, Invasion of the Low Countries and France, Operation Barbarossa and Battle of the Bulge.Chapter 5; The changing nature of air warfareThe Battle of Britain, The Blitz, V weapons and allied bombing of Germany.Chapter 7; Middle Eastern ConflictThe Six Day War, The War of Yom Kippur, the First Gulf War, and The Second Gulf War.Chapter 8; Guerrilla WarfarePurpose of Guerrilla Warfare or Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg vs guerrilla Strategy, Strategy and tactics of Guerrilla Warfare, Vietnam war and Afghanistan war.Chapter 9; Amphibious OperationsWorld War 2: D-Day, What was the Allies' plan? Moreover, Deception: Operation Bodyguard.Chapter 10; Atom BombReasons for dropping atom bombs in 1945 and The Bombing of HiroshimaChapter 11; Cold WarThe Cold War, The nuclear arms race, The arms race 1945-60, ICBMs, Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD Theory), The arms race 1960-91, MIRVs, Détente and Arms Reduction Talks, Attempts at arms limitation and End of the Arms Race.Chapter 12; 21st CenturyWarfare at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Impact of terrorism, Different types of terrorism acts, 9/11, High tech weapons, The arms race 1960-91, MIRVs, Détente and Arms Reduction Talks, Attempts at arms limitation and End of the Arms Race.
Book Synopsis Changing Nature of Warfare 1918 - 2011 by : Alex Kerr
Download or read book Changing Nature of Warfare 1918 - 2011 written by Alex Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an IGCSE textbook which covers a variety of topics.Preface:This book intends to give as much information as possible about the history of Warfare and relate it to the Igcse Edexcel exam board.Alex Kerr has been teaching History and Politics for 10 years, a graduate of Oxford Brookes University, as well as having completed a PGCE at The Institute of Education, London and recently completing courses at the Johann Cruyff Institute, Barcelona.Index:GlossaryChapter 1; War, huh, what is it good for?Chapter 2; The nature of warfare in the early 1930's.Tanks, Navy, Military Aircraft, Artillery and Gas.Chapter 3; The changing nature of sea warfare.Battle of the Atlantic, Nuclear Submarines, Aircraft Carriers, Battle of the Pacific including, Pearl Harbour, Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle for Midway and The Falklands Conflict.Chapter 4; Land Warfare WW2.Blitzkrieg, Invasion of Poland, Invasion of the Low Countries and France, Operation Barbarossa and Battle of the Bulge.Chapter 5; The changing nature of air warfareThe Battle of Britain, The Blitz, V weapons and allied bombing of Germany.Chapter 7; Middle Eastern ConflictThe Six Day War, The War of Yom Kippur, the First Gulf War, and The Second Gulf War.Chapter 8; Guerrilla WarfarePurpose of Guerrilla Warfare or Blitzkrieg, Blitzkrieg vs guerrilla Strategy, Strategy and tactics of Guerrilla Warfare, Vietnam war and Afghanistan war.Chapter 9; Amphibious OperationsWorld War 2: D-Day, What was the Allies' plan? Moreover, Deception: Operation Bodyguard.Chapter 10; Atom BombReasons for dropping atom bombs in 1945 and The Bombing of HiroshimaChapter 11; Cold WarThe Cold War, The nuclear arms race, The arms race 1945-60, ICBMs, Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD Theory), The arms race 1960-91, MIRVs, Détente and Arms Reduction Talks, Attempts at arms limitation and End of the Arms Race.Chapter 12; 21st CenturyWarfare at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Impact of terrorism, Different types of terrorism acts, 9/11, High tech weapons, The arms race 1960-91, MIRVs, Détente and Arms Reduction Talks, Attempts at arms limitation and End of the Arms Race.
