"Perhaps the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written."–The New York Times Book Review
"A masterpiece…This is one of those rare books which could still be required reading in its field a hundred years from now."–The New Yorker
Introduction
1. War in Human History
Interlude: Limitations on Warmaking
2. Stone
Interlude: Fortification
3. Flesh
Interlude: Armies
4. Iron
Interlude: Logistics and Supply
5. Fire
Conclusion