prolog
Do humans really learn lessons from past experiences?

Chapter 1.
A bloody war over money and hegemony

1.
World War I
From Germany's rise to power in Europe, to its defeat

2.
Ukrainian War
Why did Putin invade Ukraine?

3.
Iraq War
Where did the bad relationship between the US and Iraq begin?

4.
Spanish conquest of the Americas
Three explorers in the Age of Exploration set out in search of gold

5.
Hundred Years' War
From the age of religion and status to the age of money and power

Chapter 2.
A civil war that brought human ugliness to its peak

1.
Vietnam War
The Viet Cong's tactics that threw the superpower United States into chaos

2.
American Civil War
The United States split in two over slavery

3.
Bosnian War
The ugliest war in human history that occurred in the 20th century

4.
Chinese Civil War
The decisive reason why Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to lose to Mao Zedong

Chapter 3.
The Great War that completely changed the course of civilization

1.
World War II
The deadliest war in history, with the highest death toll in history

2.
Persian Wars
Persia vs. Greece: The First Clash of Civilizations Between East and West

3.
Mongol wars of conquest
The Mongol Empire, a symbol of cruelty that lasted for over 100 years

4.
Alexander the Great's wars of conquest
The 20-year-old conqueror who took over Asia with his strongest military force.

5.
Napoleonic Wars
The beginning of a wave of nationalism that later led to great disaster.

Chapter 4.
A brutal power struggle disguised as religion

1.
Israel-Palestine War
Jews vs. Arabs: The Middle East's Unquenched Powder Keg

2.
Iran-Iraq War
Why Sunnis and Shiites have been fighting for 1,400 years

3.
Crusades
The horrific slaughter and plunder committed in the name of God

4.
Thirty Years' War
The first international war in the West that brought about tremendous changes in European history

A record of victories and defeats that, once unfolded, can never be stopped.
How war changed individual fates, economies, and history!

★★★ Highly recommended by American political scientist Dr. Jiyoon Kim
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★★★ Series cumulative sales of 100,000 copies

Why did Putin invade Ukraine? When did the deep-rooted animosity between Israel and Palestine begin? War often alters not only the fate of the countries and peoples involved, but also the entire course of world history.
In modern times, when the world is economically and culturally interconnected, it has a profound impact on the lives of many countries and individuals beyond their borders.
Foreign wars are no longer unrelated to us, and now that having an eye for international affairs is directly linked to our livelihood, understanding the history of war is not only a way to satisfy the intellectual desires of a cultured person, but also a necessary gateway to accurately understanding the world we live in and preparing for an uncertain future.

Professor Kim Bong-joong, who has gained immense popularity among the public for conveying complex world history in a more interesting way than anyone else on tvN's [Naked World History], presents in this book an interesting and carefully selected 18 war stories that show how human economic, religious, and national desires and aspirations changed the great flow of civilization.
By following the author's remarkably sharp perspective and captivating narrative, a historian with over 30 years of experience, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the flow of world history over thousands of years, and even gain insight into the future.

An easy and fun war story seen through four windows
You cannot understand world history without knowing about war!

The development of civilization has always been followed by war.
The history of mankind is stained with blood, as evidenced by statistics showing that over 3.6 billion people have died in wars.
Why do wars like this occur? Will humanity truly learn from the horrific past conflicts?

『A Minimum History of War for Today's Adults』 tells the history of war through four windows: civilization, religion, civil war, and economy.
World War II completely changed the course of civilization, causing the greatest number of deaths in history, over 70 million.
The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war can only be understood by understanding the deep-rooted religious conflict that began around 3000 BC.
The tragedies of civil wars like the Vietnam War and the Bosnian War, where people turned their guns on their brothers and neighbors, are repeated over and over again, and the First World War and the Ukrainian War, which were caused by the clash of interests between nations, had enormous political, social, and economic repercussions and had an impact on the entire world.

It is no exaggeration to say that the history of mankind is a history of war, and world history cannot be understood without understanding war.
Humans' worldly desires for money and power, their fanatical beliefs in religion and ethnicity, and the groups and societies that fuel them.
"A Minimum History of War for Adults Today," which comprehensively reflects these diverse aspects of human nature, opens the door to world history, which was once perceived as difficult, and takes readers into the heart of the battlefield.