Title: The art of war and military thought /
Authors: Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-
Publisher: Cassell,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Military art and science History; War (Philosophy)
Abstract: This work covers the history of military thought from the philosophy and doctrine of the pursuit and practice of warfare. Starting with the ancient Chinese writers, the book takes the reader through Greece, Rome, Byzantium and the Middle Ages to the moderns like Frederick the Great and Clausewitz.
Contents: Introduction: studying war -- Chinese military thought -- From antiquity to the Middle Ages -- From 1500 to 1763 -- Guibert to Clausewitz -- The nineteenth century -- Naval warfare -- The interwar period -- From 1945 to the present.