Liddell Hart and the Weight of History

by John J. Mearsheimer

Book Overview

For almost half a century, Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (1895-1970) was the most highly regarded writer on strategy and military matters in the English-speaking world and even today, his ideas are still discussed and debated. Although he helped to formulate Great Britain's military doctrine after the First World War, it was his critique of British strategic policy before and during the early years of the Second World War that earned him a seemingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080142089X
• ISBN13: 9780801420894
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher