The Art of War in World History
Subtitle: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 7, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 1072
ISBN-13: 9780520079649
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; History; War & defence operations; World - General; Military - General; History - General History; History: World; History / General; Military art and science; Military history
First sentence: Opposite the entrance in the Velazquez room in the Prado Museum in Madrid hangs the Surrender of Breda, also known as Las Lanzas, which the artist painted in about 1634-35, when triumphant Spain was just beginning its decline.