num_pages: 960
description: For five centuries, the State has evolved according to epoch-making cycles of war and peace. But now our world has changed irrevocably. What faces us in this era of fear and uncertainty? How do we protect ourselves against war machines that can penetrate the defenses of any state? Visionary and prophetic, The Shield of Achilles looks back at history, at the “Long War” of 1914-1990, and at the the death of the nation-state and the birth of a new kind of conflict without precedent.
title: The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History
titlecomplete: The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History
genres: Military Fiction, History, Law, International Relations, Economics, Philosophy, Military History, War, Politics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 453
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Arthur Ross Book Award
category: Honorable Mention
publisher: Anchor