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 Union-Confederate skirmish at Gettysburg, the reflections of a German seaman at Jutland, one civilian's impressions of the Blitz, the trials of a Japanese doctor in the wake of the Atom Bomb's obliteration of Nagasaki, the confusion of Vietnam, and more. A broad range of questions are addressed: What are the causes of war? Which strategic as well as moral principles guide its conduct, and how have these changed? Has total war become unthinkable? What is the nature of contemporary conflict? How is war experienced by those on the front line? With contributions by leading scholars, and edited by one the most oft-quoted and prolific of military experts, this reader offers a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of one of humankind's oldest and most controversial preoccupations.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192892541
ISBN13:9780192892546
Release Date:May 1994
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
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.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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.
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