| Description |
xxvi, 431 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-383) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: Requiem for the universal soldier -- Written in blood : the classical Greek drama of battle and the western way of war -- Subtleties of violence : ancienct Chinese and Indian texts on warfare -- Chivalry and chevauchée : the ideal, the real, and the perfect in medieval European warfare -- Linear warfare : images and ideals of combat in the age of enlightenment -- Victories of the conquered : the native character of the Sepoy -- The sun of Austerlitz : romantic visions of decisive battle in nineteenth-century Europe -- The merciless fight : race and military culture in the Pacific War -- Crossing the Canal : Egyptian effectiveness and military culture in the October War -- Epilogue: Terrorism and "evil" : forming a new discourse on war at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The discourse and the reality of war : a cultural model. |
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War.
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War. |
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Military history.
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Military history. |
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Combat.
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Combat. |
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Sociology, Military.
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Sociology, Military. |
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War and society.
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War and society. |
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Military art and science -- Effect of technological innovations on.
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Military art and science. |
| ISBN |
0813333717 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813333717 hardcover alkaline paper |
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