The father of us all
Subtitle: war and history, ancient and modern
By: by Victor Davis Hanson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781608191659
Subjects: War -- History; Military history
Description: A master historian explores how war has shaped our societies--and how societies shape warfare--from Ancient Greece to the present day, in a sweeping survey that offers profound lessons for facing today's conflicts.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Military history : the orphaned discipline; title: Why study war?; title: Classical lessons and post-9/11 wars; title: Raw, relevant history from the 300 Spartans to the history of Thucydides; title: Part 2. War writing; title: Thalatta! Thalatta!; title: The old breed; title: The war to begin all wars; title: Don Juan of Austria is riding to the sea; title: Part 3. The postmodern meets the premodern; title: The end of decisive battle for now; title: Men make a city, not walls or ships empty of men; title: The American way of war : past, present, and future; title: Part 4. How western wars are lost and won; title: Your defeat, my victory; title: The odd couple : war and democracy; title: Who is the enemy?