Warfare, Expansion and the Administration of Empire

What this note covers

1. War is a political process, not a battle list
2. Armies: recruitment, command, supply and reform
3. Campaign analysis: causation, strategy and consequence
4. Diplomacy, treaties and cultural exchange
5. From expansion to empire or hegemony
6. Administration: making distant rule routine
7. Vassals, neighbours and resistance
8. Sources and the warfare essay

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes