01804nam a22001817a 4500999001700000020001500017082001200032100002400044245006200068260005500130300003200185505002500217520113400242650004701376700002601423942000701449952016601456  c67864d67864  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  cBK  0010406355_009000000000000_C912A_2000708NFIC966232aGPLbGPLcGENd2025-09-24eCRV/242/Donation/GPLMo355.009 C912A 2000 p70406r2025-09-24w2025-09-24yBK