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The Art of War: War and Military Thought (Cassell History of Warfare S.)

The Art of War: War and Military Thought (Cassell History of Warfare S.)

by Martin Van Creveld (Author)

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    Hardcover 2000

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Synopsis

Part of a unique venture: a twenty-four volume series that captures the entire history of warfare, written by leading authorities. Series Editor John Keegan, the foremost military historian of our time. Fully illustrated throughout and incorporating state-of-the-art computer generated maps and graphics that bring the battlefield to life.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 224
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 13 Apr 2000
ISBN 10: 0304352640
ISBN 13: 9780304352647
Book Overview: This unique book is the only one to cover the history of military thought in its entirety: the philosophy and doctrine of the pursuit and practise of war and warfare. Starting with the ancient Chinese writers, and in particular Sun Tzu, the book takes the reader through Greece, Rome, Byzantium and the Middle Ages before entering the second great age of military thinkers and strategists with moderns like Frederick the Great in the eighteenth century and the genius of Clausewitz on land warfare and Mahan on naval strategy in the nineteenth century. Final chapters take us to the era of modern armoured, air and nuclear warfare, ending with glimpses of what future war might hold in store for us.

Author Bio
Martin van Creveld is Professor of Military History at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is an internationally acknowledged military historian whose works have been translated into nine languages.