War

by Christoper Dandeker, Pablo Carballo, Charles C. Moskos, et al.

Book Overview

War, despite its indisputably horrific nature, has shaped the international system, prompted social and technological change, and inspired the arts. This insightful book captures fully the ubiquitous and multifaceted character of war, featuring accounts by generals, soldiers, historians, strategists, and poets, who consider conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to Bosnia. Firsthand accounts vividly evoke the French infantry experience at Waterloo, a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192892541
• ISBN13: 9780192892546
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Book Order

The book was delivered in great, discribed, condition and arrived promptly. I am very satisfied with the transaction, and I would be interested in doing business with the seller again.

Great Collection

Bought this for a class and couldn't put it down. A mixture of essays divided into several categories: The Experience of War, The Ethics of War, The Causes of War, Strategy, as well as sections of war history divided into essays on Total and Limited war. Truly a cross section of war information, the excerpts, memoirs, and essays are very short-- most only a few pages, but always enough to get a clear understanding of the author's point or experience. Wonderful resource for any military or history buff and a great place to start for anyone who's merely interested.