The Father of us all : : war and History, Ancient and Modern
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Part 1. Military history : the orphaned discipline -- Why study war? -- Classical lessons and post-9/11 wars -- Raw, relevant history : from the 300 Spartans to the history of Thucydides -- Part 2. War writing -- Thalatta! Thalatta! -- The old breed -- The war to begin all wars -- Don Juan of Austria is riding to the sea -- Part 3. The postmodern meets the premodern -- The end of decisive battle for now -- "Men make a city, not walls or ships empty of men" -- The American way of war : past, present, and future -- Part 4. How western wars are lost and won -- Your defeat, my victory -- The odd couple : war and democracy -- Who is the enemy?
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PUBLISHED
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xii, 259 p. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1608191656
9781608191659
SUBJECTS
Military history.
War -- History.