Sentences with phrase «history of warfare»

Syria: A Conflict Explored Photographs by Sergey Ponomarev, and a display examining the politics of the most tragic conflict of our time, bring this excellent museum's history of warfare disturbingly up to date.

Given the history of warfare and gladiatorial combat that persists in Legrand Legacy, it makes sense that there are many violent diversions that focus on martial prowess.

It combines all of the great commanders through the history of warfare in one brutal package.

As a series Warhammer 40k Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, whilst the «Company of Heroes» series, a real time strategy game based on the modern history of warfare from World War II and after, has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.

The book is meant as a summary of the history of warfare, but it's much more than that.

Guide to Military History presents a sweeping A-Z view of wars, battles, and people or groups of people that have played significant roles in the history of warfare, while the topically arranged Weapons and Warfare (reviewed on p. 900) homes in on military tactics and technology.

The history of warfare has always been a struggle between measures and countermeasures, and so it will be with asymmetric warfare.

These livestock pastoralists, who lived on wagons covered by tents, left their mark in the history of warfare for their exceptional equestrian skills.

It is one of the unexplained decisive happenings in the history of warfare, like Von Kluck's blunder at the Maine in 1914, and perhaps Hitler's failure to invade Britain in 1940.

After all, the history of warfare is endlessly discussed in military circles to prepare combatants for future battles.

Not exact matches

The US Navy's submarine service is easily the most powerful ever fielded in the history of submarine warfare.

I agree that this is silly — there is religious iconology everywhere and this is about the history of the site, not religious warfare.

Apocalyptic thought provokes resistance, because it fuses an alternative vision of history's telos with warfare and final judgment, all within the context of a prophetic claim to have removed the veil that keeps humans from truly perceiving the world.

More people have been killed by atheism is the past 100 years than in the history of all religious warfare.

What does nuclear deterrence have in common with (1) pacifist idealism, (2) the modern notion that warfare must be total, and (3) romanticism's vision of history?

We will look first at several accounts of monergistic warfare in the primary history (Genesis through 2 Kings), then at scattered assertions of monergism, and finally at the piety of the Psalms.

Thus for Niebuhr all self - assertion of individual or group in history contradicts the demands of the Gospel, and involves us in the sinful warfare of interests.

When these failed, before beginning the battle they drew up a set of rules of warfare - perhaps the first «London Conference» in the history of the human race.

Many who have come to accept history in this sense trace their conversion, first, to a breakdown of natural structure that began with Charles Darwin, was magnified by quantum physics, and is still unfolding in the philosophies of the sciences; and, second, to a breakdown of cultural structure that began with Friederich Nietzsche in Europe and William James in America, was magnified by the chaos and brutality of twentieth century politics and warfare, and is still unfolding in postmodern studies.

Most of the issues related to the Bible and warfare (warfare seems to be what history is made of and there are usually multiple causes and interpretations for each conflict) had to do with power struggles (also the most human of all endeavors) and perhaps doctrinal issues of freedom related to these power struggles.

If this is indeed true, Francis has overlooked the history of a consistently violent government, one of the very few to have brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation, and the only one in Latin America to have sent troops to three continents and to have sponsored warfare and terrorism around the globe, and to have consistently called for the extermination of Israel.

The whole of history around the Jewish god is a history of the evolvtion of warfare and military tactics.

«In the long and tragic history of human warfare, the nuclear weapon occupies a singular position due to the scope and scale of its terrible and indiscriminate power to destroy human life,» said Leith Anderson, president of the evangelical organization, during a conference call with reporters.

A professor of history and law at the University of Georgia, Larson begins by relating how the debate over Darwinism unfolded in America in the early part of the century, and developed into the warfare between science and religion that exploded in the trial (and continues to this day).

The history of Christian division and confessional warfare helped give rise to a secular culture that was determined to free itself from religion altogether.

They point out that the Bible contains more commands for blood sacrifice and warfare against the enemies of God than any other religious book in history, including the Muslim Qur» an.

Of all the lethal agents of history, from Socrates» hemlock down through the Borgias» legendary deadly elixirs and the nerve poisons of modern warfare, it is difficult to imagine a more insidiously homicidal poison than sodium fluoroacetatOf all the lethal agents of history, from Socrates» hemlock down through the Borgias» legendary deadly elixirs and the nerve poisons of modern warfare, it is difficult to imagine a more insidiously homicidal poison than sodium fluoroacetatof history, from Socrates» hemlock down through the Borgias» legendary deadly elixirs and the nerve poisons of modern warfare, it is difficult to imagine a more insidiously homicidal poison than sodium fluoroacetatof modern warfare, it is difficult to imagine a more insidiously homicidal poison than sodium fluoroacetate.

Let's wrap up a tumultuous few days with something a little more enlightening than the average blog post — a Very Serious Look at the secret Pentagon history of using cats in warfare.

With enough such discoveries, researchers could reach statistical conclusions and build up a big picture of trade routes, migration and warfare throughout history

As a engineering doctorate (with an early minor in history), I was dumbfounded by the lack of the Medieval Warm Period — the warm period had a huge influence on warfare, and the following cold period broke the back of the hold of the church in Europe....

If you just look at our history of conflict and warfare and violence, it probably adds up to more than any other single species or group of species might have inflicted.

Having been listening to Dan Carlin's riveting Hardcore History podcasts about WWI I was excited to play this game and perhaps get a tiny sense of the chaos and horror of trench warfare.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Gangsta» Documentary Graphically Recounts History of L.A. Turf War How many young lives would you guess have been claimed in gang - related warfare in Los Angeles over the past four decades?

This was an early form of guerilla warfare against the might of a vastly bigger better resourced enemy and is one of the great comeback stories of history.»

Lav Diaz and Ivo Ferreira also suggest that maybe cinema is finally starting to address the history of colonial warfare in a proper way, a theme which has been sadly neglected in the past (with some honourable exceptions).

Children will look at the history of Viking warfare and weapons during their invasion of the United Kingdom.

Last year, for instance, several of my introverted American history students worked diligently on an academic debate in which they passionately defended President Truman's decision to use atomic warfare to end World War II.

If your book is a technological thriller, a spy story, or is concerned with military history or warfare, members of your potential audience are probably at your local military base.

A two - volume history of Roman warfare he'd just started reading sat next to the armchair in his den, in position for later that night.

The new digital magazine called Lets Battle will focus on the companies various properties and put a special emphasis on the history of military warfare.

Combining a broad experience of all aspects of aerial warfare with a deep respect for and knowledge of Arab culture, Horner commanded the U.S. and allied air assets during Desert Shield and Desert Storm — the forces of a dozen nations — and was responsible for the design and execution of one of the most devastating air campaigns in history.

From USA TODAY bestselling author, a psychic warfare alternative history set in a gritty version of Earth.

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- Publishers Weekly «Joe Jackson has penned an extraordinary history of Lakota warfare with the United States wrapped around a thorough biography of the legendary Black Elk.

The role of dogs used in war has obviously changed throughout history along with the technology and logistics of warfare.

The maps are mildly interesting but don't vary much because of real - life history, and trench warfare feels much the same every time.

Tank Ranger puts you in the cockpit of cartoony looking versions of true life models used during various warfare in history.

Developed by Treyarch, the award - winning creator of the two most - played games in Call of Duty history, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 deploys players into a dark, twisted future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead, in a world where cutting - edge military robotics define warfare.

Though sources of inspiration and information are varied and include reality television such as «The Swan», kabuki, and Apocalypse Now, The Palace at 4 A.M. ultimately speaks to the history of image production and representations of warfare.

These include the history and discourse surrounding racism in the United States, the linguistic legacy of colonialism in Africa, recent warfare, the role of rhetoric in international affairs since the beginning of the 20th century and the transformative power of creative expressions of protest.