War in European history
By: Michael Howard
Series: Opus
Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Oxford [u.a.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780192890955
Description: The theme of Michael Howard's stimulating book is expressed in the following quote: "Wars have often determined the character of society. Society in exchange has determined the character of wars." Written with all the author's usual skill, Howard surveys a thousand years of history, and draws a broad outline of developments which will delight the general reader.
Notes: Paperback reprinted.