History of the Art of War: The barbarian invasions
Author: Hans Delbrück
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 9780803292000
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hans Delbrück
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 9780803292000
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hans Delbr_ck
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780803292000
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Translation of: Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte.
Author: Eric Michaud
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2019-12-03
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 0262043157
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How the history of art begins with the myth of the barbarian invasion—the romantic fragmentation of classical eternity. The history of art, argues Éric Michaud, begins with the romantic myth of the barbarian invasions. Viewed from the nineteenth century, the Germanic-led invasions of the Roman Empire in the fifth century became the gateway to modernity, seen not as a catastrophe but as a release from a period of stagnation, renewing Roman culture with fresh, northern blood—and with new art that was anti-Roman and anticlassical. Artifacts of art from then on would be considered as the natural product of “races” and “peoples” rather than the creation of individuals. The myth of the barbarian invasions achieved the fragmentation of classical eternity. This narrative, Michaud explains, inseparable from the formation of nation states and the rise of nationalism in Europe, was based on the dual premise of the homogeneity and continuity of peoples. Local and historical particularities became weapons aimed at classicism's universalism. The history of art linked its objects with racial groups—denouncing or praising certain qualities as “Latin” or “Germanic.” Thus the predominance of linear elements was thought to betray a southern origin, and the “painterly” a Germanic or northern source. Even today, Michaud points out, it is said that art best embodies the genius of peoples. In the globalized contemporary art market, the ethnic provenance of works—categorized, for example, as “African American,” “Latino,” or “Native American”—creates added value. The market displays the same competition among “races” that was present at the foundation of art history as a discipline.
Author: Hans Delbr_ck
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780803292000
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Translation of: Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte.
Author: Ludwig Heinrich Dyck
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2015-11-30
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1473877881
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A great book that summarizes pieces of Roman military history that are often not mentioned or difficult to find sources for . . . an entertaining read.”—War History Online As Rome grew from a small city state to the mightiest empire of the west, her dominion was contested not only by the civilizations of the Mediterranean, but also by the “barbarians”—the tribal peoples of Europe. The Celtic, the Spanish-Iberian and the Germanic tribes lacked the pomp and grandeur of Rome, but they were fiercely proud of their freedom and gave birth to some of Rome’s greatest adversaries. Romans and barbarians, iron legions and wild tribesmen clashed in dramatic battles on whose fate hinged the existence of entire peoples and, at times, the future of Rome. Far from reducing the legions and tribes to names and numbers, The Roman Barbarian Wars: The Era of Roman Conquest reveals how they fought and how they lived and what their world was like. Through his exhaustive research and lively text, Ludwig H. Dyck immerses the reader into the epic world of the Roman barbarian wars. “I was reminded, as I picked up this superb book, of that magnificent scene from Gladiator when they unleashed hell on the Barbarian hordes at the beginning of the film. Dyck has produced a book that celebrates the brilliance of the Roman commanders and of Rome itself from its foundation to its eventual demise.”—Books Monthly “Dyck’s details of ancient battles and the people involved provide as much sword-slashing excitement as any fictional account.”—Kirkus Reviews “His vivid prose makes for a gripping read.”—Military Heritage
Author: Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher: Fair Winds
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781616734329
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Veteran author Thomas J. Craughwell reveals the fascinating tales of how the barbarian rampages across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- killing, plundering, and destroying whole kingdoms and empires -- actually created the modern nations of England, France, Russia, and China.
Author: J. E. Lendon
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780300119794
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sparta, Macedonia, and Rome--how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? Lendon shows readers that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition.
Author: Hans Delbrück
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Two thirds of a century after it first appeared, this last volume of Delbruck's fundamental work on military history has been translated into English. The work remains essential for the history of European warfare. Choice
Author: Hans Delbr_ck
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780803265868
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Translation of: Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte.
Author: Ailise Bulfin
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Published: 2018-03-28
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1786832100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What do tales of stalking vampires, restless Egyptian mummies, foreign master criminals, barbarian Eastern hordes and stomping Prussian soldiers have in common? As Gothic Invasions explains, they may all be seen as instances of invasion fiction, a paranoid fin-de-siècle popular literary phenomenon that responded to prevalent societal fears of the invasion of Britain by an array of hostile foreign forces in the period before the First World War. Gothic Invasions traces the roots of invasion anxiety to concerns about the downside of Britain’s continuing imperial expansion: fears of growing inter-European rivalry and colonial wars and rebellion. It explores how these fears circulated across the British empire and were expressed in fictional narratives drawing strongly upon and reciprocally transforming the conventions and themes of gothic writing. Gothic Invasions enhances our understanding of the interchange between popular culture and politics at this crucial historical juncture, and demonstrates the instrumentality of the ever-versatile and politically-charged gothic mode in this process.