num_pages: 432
description: The definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian.John Keegan’s masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of humanity. Stretching across centuries and continents, from the Empire of Babylon to the Somme, A History of Warfare studies civilisations, psychology, archaeology, genetics, history and strategy with an expert’s eye.John Keegan’s unmissable and epic journey through military history has been widely acclaimed and remains vital reading today.
title: A History of Warfare
titlecomplete: A History of Warfare
genres: Audiobook, Politics, Historical, World History, Military Fiction, War, Nonfiction, History, Military History, Research
ratings_count: 4193
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Duff Cooper Prize, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: The Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award
publisher: Vintage