War in the Twentieth Century
Subtitle: Reflections at Century's End (Praeger Studies in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought)
Contributors: Michael A. Hennessy (Editor); B.J.C. McKercher (Editor)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: November 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780275977092
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Warfare & Defence; World history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; History - Military / War; Military; Military - General; Modern - 20th Century; History / Military / General; History; Military art and science; Military history, Modern
First sentence: When asked to discuss some general subject, as it might be, for example, "war in the twentieth century," the unwary historian is apt to go charging in, without ever thinking about the nature of the topic to be discussed, let alone defining it.