description: "One of the most interesting, important, and ambitious books about the conduct, and perhaps the ultimate futility, of war." --Gunther E. Rothenberg"[A] highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbing study." --John Bayley, The London Review of Books"What Russell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read. The Age of Battles is a persuasive reminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why war seemed an unavoidable policy choice." --Allan R. Millett, The Journal of American History
language: English
title: The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo
titlecomplete: The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo
genres: War, European History, 17th Century, Nonfiction, 18th Century, Military History, 19th Century, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 74
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: The Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award
publisher: Indiana University Press