The father of us all: war and history, ancient and modern

A master historian explores how war has shaped our societies--and how societies shape warfare--from Ancient Greece to the present day, in a sweeping survey that offers profound lessons for facing today's conflicts.

  • OCLC #: 456977465
  • ISBN #:
    • 9781608191659
    • 1608191656
    • 9781608194100
    • 1608194108
  • Call #: U27.H378 2010
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Books Storage — U27 .H378 2010
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
  • Edition:
    • 1st U.S. ed.
  • Physical Description: xii, 259 pages ; 25 cm
  • Contents:
    • Part 1. Military history : the orphaned discipline: Why study war?
    • Classical lessons and post-9/11 wars
    • Raw, relevant history : from the 300 Spartans to the history of Thucydides
    • Part 2. War writing: Thalatta! Thalatta!
    • The old breed
    • The war to begin all wars
    • Don Juan of Austria is riding to the sea
    • Part 3. The postmodern meets the premodern: The end of decisive battle for now
    • "Men make a city, not walls or ships empty of men"
    • The American way of war : past, present, and future
    • Part 4. How western wars are lost and won: Your defeat, my victory
    • The odd couple : war and democracy
    • Who is the enemy?