01578nam a22001457a 4500020001500000082001200015100002400027245006200051260005500113300003200168505002500200520113400225650004701359700002601406  a0520079647  a355.009  aCreveld, Martin Van  aThe Art of War in World History : War And Militry Thought  aCassell & CobUniversity of California Pressc1994  axix,497 Pagesb22x14 cmbHB  aInclude Maps & Index  aThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. Gérard Chaliand has ranged over the whole of human history in assembling this collection - the result is an integration of the annals of military thought that provides a learned framework for understanding global political history. Included are writings from ancient and modern Europe, China, Byzantium, the Arab world, Persia, and the Ottoman Empire. Alongside well-known militarists such as Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Walter Raleigh, Rommel, and many others are "irregulars" such as Cortés, Lawrence of Arabia, and even Gandhi. Contrary to standard interpretations stressing competition between land and sea powers, or among rival Christian societies, Chaliand shows the great importance of the struggles between nomadic and sedentary peoples, and of the conflicts between Christianity and Islam. With the invention of firepower, a relatively recent occurrence in the history of warfare, modes of organization and strategic concepts - elements reflecting the nature of a society - have been key to how war is waged.  aMilitary art and scienceaMilitary history  aEdited by John Keegan