War studies reader : from the seventeenth century to the present day and beyond / edited by Gary Sheffield.

Other author Sheffield, Gary, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Continuum, 2010.
Descriptionvii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Gary Sheffield -- Why study military history? / Peter W. Gray -- Why strategy is difficult / Colin S. Gray -- General William T. Sherman and total war / John Bennett Walters -- Disjointed allies : coalition warfare in Berlin and Vienna, 1914 / Holger H. Herwig -- "Freies Deutschland" guerrilla warfare in East Prussia, 1944-1945 : a contribution to the history of the German resistance / Perry Biddiscombe -- Revolutions in warfare : theoretical paradigms and historical evidence -- the Napoleonic and First World War revolutions in military affairs / Andrew N. Liaropoulos -- Atrocity, war crime, and treason in the English Civil War / Barbara Donagan -- Shell-shock and the cultural history of the Great War / Jay Winter -- War casualties, policy positions, and the fate of legislators / Scott Sigmund Gartner, Gary M. Segura, Bethany A. Barratt -- Chinese military power : what vexes the United States and why? / Jonathan D. Pollack.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2010513607
ISBN9780826421869 (hbk.)
ISBN0826421865 (hbk.)
ISBN9780826420701 (pbk.)
ISBN0826420702 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks U21.2 .W383 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold