"A brilliant survey of the history of warfare" -- B. H. Lidell-Hart The landmark survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare from the Renaissance to the Cold... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Superb work brought the meaning of warfare to a new level
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I read this book in 1970 and was astounded. I was teaching a course in military history to an advanced military officer course. Everyone was very appreciative of Ropp's work and even 34 years later it sticks in my mind as seminal.
A meticulously researched and scholarly work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
War In The Modern World is a seminal, comprehensive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare from the Renaissance to the Cold War. This superbly written and presented, insightful informative, meticulously researched and scholarly work by historian and professor of history emeritus at Duke University Theodore Ropp is an outstanding contribution to any personal or academic military history collection, and is a very highly recommended addition to history and military studies reading lists.
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