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A History of Warfare

By John Keegan

By John Keegan

By John Keegan

By John Keegan

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Nov 01, 1994 | 496 Pages

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    About A History of Warfare

    The acclaimed author and preeminent military historian John Keegan examines centuries of human conflict. From primitive man in the bronze age to the end of the cold war in the twentieth century, Keegan shows how armed conflict has been a primary preoccupation throughout the history of civilization and how deeply rooted its practice has become in our cultures. 

    “Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of living military historians . . . A History of Warfare is perhaps the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written.”–The New York Times Book Review.

    About A History of Warfare

    The acclaimed author and preeminent military historian John Keegan examines centuries of human conflict. From primitive man in the bronze age to the end of the cold war in the twentieth century, Keegan shows how armed conflict has been a primary preoccupation throughout the history of civilization and how deeply rooted its practice has become in our cultures. 

    “Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of living military historians . . . A History of Warfare is perhaps the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written.”–The New York Times Book Review.

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    How War Begins
    The American Civil War
    Winston Churchill
    The Iraq War
    The Second World War
    See all books by John Keegan

    About John Keegan

    John Keegan’s books include The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle, and A History of Warfare. He was the defense editor of The… More about John Keegan

    About John Keegan

    John Keegan’s books include The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle, and A History of Warfare. He was the defense editor of The… More about John Keegan

    Product Details

    Category: Military History | World History

    Paperback | $17.95
    Published by Vintage
    Nov 01, 1994 | 496 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679730828

    Category: Military History | World History

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 19, 2012 | 496 Pages | ISBN 9780307828576

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    Praise

    "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

    Awards

    Duff Cooper Prize WINNER 1993

    Table Of Contents

    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

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