More on War

Nonfiction, History, Military, Nuclear Warfare, Strategy
Cover of the book More on War by Martin van Creveld, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Martin van Creveld ISBN: 9780191092299
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: March 1, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Martin van Creveld
ISBN: 9780191092299
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: March 1, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

'War is the most important thing in the world', writes Martin van Creveld, one of the world's best-known experts on military history and strategy. The survival of every country, government, and individual is ultimately dependent on war - or the ability to wage it in self-defence. That is why, though it may come but once in a hundred years, it must be prepared for every day. When it is too late-when the bodies lie stiff and people weep over them-those in charge have failed in their duty. Nevertheless, in spite of the centrality of war to human history and culture, there has for long been no modern attempt to provide a replacement for the classics on war and strategy, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, dating from the 5th or 6th century BC, and Carl von Clausewitz's On War, written in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. What is needed is a modern, comprehensive, easy to read and understand theory of war for the 21st century that could serve as a replacement for these classic texts. The purpose of the present book is to provide just such a theory.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'War is the most important thing in the world', writes Martin van Creveld, one of the world's best-known experts on military history and strategy. The survival of every country, government, and individual is ultimately dependent on war - or the ability to wage it in self-defence. That is why, though it may come but once in a hundred years, it must be prepared for every day. When it is too late-when the bodies lie stiff and people weep over them-those in charge have failed in their duty. Nevertheless, in spite of the centrality of war to human history and culture, there has for long been no modern attempt to provide a replacement for the classics on war and strategy, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, dating from the 5th or 6th century BC, and Carl von Clausewitz's On War, written in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. What is needed is a modern, comprehensive, easy to read and understand theory of war for the 21st century that could serve as a replacement for these classic texts. The purpose of the present book is to provide just such a theory.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book International Law and Empire by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Covert Policing by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Managing the Economy, Managing the People by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book The Literature Police by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Living with Germs by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Competition Law and Intellectual Property in China by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Neuroimaging and Neurophysiology in Psychiatry by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Civil Engineering: A Very Short Introduction by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Private Law in the External Relations of the EU by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Pax and the Politics of Peace by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Divided Kingdom by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book The Religious Lives of Older Laywomen by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Martin van Creveld
Cover of the book Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights by Martin van Creveld
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy