This book combines the excitement of a daily newspaper with the drama of world military history from 1854 - the date of the introduction of photography to the battlefield - to the present day. The book comprises newspaper-style articles, arranged in year order, interspersed with features on particular innovations or events that deserve more in-depth treatment. Covering all of the major wars and many minor ones, this book will appeal to both the military enthusiast, intrigued by a novel approach to the history of modern warfare, and to the casual reader looking for a comprehensive yet dramatic description of the events of military history since the beginning of the photographic age.

 

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Welbeck Publishing Group .

Paul Brewer began working as a picture researcher specializing in military photographs in 1985. He worked on the best-selling partworks The Elite and Images of War. He has written many articles and books on military subjects, including the authoritative illustrated history War in Focus (Carlton Books).

This book has the following chapters: All well-known battles and conflicts from 1854 onwards, along with less familiar but important military campaigns and confrontations, and acts of terrorism, from the Crimean War to the War on Terror. Features are also included on modes of transport and weaponary, forms of conflict, along with military legions and leaders - both famous and infamous.