The father of us all : war and history, ancient and modern / Victor Davis Hanson.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, Victor Davis
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xii, 259 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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? 
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