by Yuval Noah Dr Harari (Author)
For millennia, war was viewed as a supreme test. In the period 1750-1850 war became much more than a test: it became a secular revelation. This new understanding of war as revelation completely transformed Western war culture, revolutionizing politics, the personal experience of war, the status of common soldiers, and the tenets of military theory.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 408
Edition: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 07 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0230536921
ISBN 13: 9780230536920