ISBN10: 0375705201, ISBN13: 9780375705205, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. John Keegan, widely considered the greatest military historian of our time and the author of acclaimed volumes on ancient and modern warfare--including, most recently, The First World War, a national bestseller--distills what he knows about the whys and hows of armed conflict into a series of brilliantly concise essays.Is war a natural condition of humankind? What are the origins of war? Is the modern state dependent on warfare? How does war affect the individual, combatant or noncombatant? Can there be an end to war? Keegan addresses these questions with a breathtaking knowledge of history and the many other disciplines that have attempted to explain the phenomenon. The themes Keegan concentrates on in this short volume are essential to our understanding of why war remains the single greatest affliction of humanity in the twenty-first century, surpassing famine and disease, its traditional companions. One of the greatest military historians of our time and the author of acclaimed volumes on ancient and modern warfare--including the bestselling "The First World War"--distills what he knows about the why's and how's of armed conflict into a series of brilliantly concise essays. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0375705201, ISBN13: 9780375705205, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover John Keegan&rsquos books include&#160The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle,&#160and&#160A History of Warfare.&#160
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
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ISBN10: 0375705201, ISBN13: 9780375705205, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover John Keegan&rsquos books include&#160The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle,&#160and&#160A History of Warfare.&#160
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
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Vintage Books 2001 Softcover New 87 pages. 7.75x4.75x0.25 inches.