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Battle: A History Of Combat And Culture

Autor John A. Lynn
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 noi 2004
Battle: A History of Combat and Culture spans the globe and the centuries to explore the way ideas shape the conduct of warfare. Drawing its examples from Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and America, John A. Lynn challenges the belief that technology has been the dominant influence on combat from ancient times to the present day. In battle, ideas can be more far more important than bullets or bombs. Carl von Clausewitz proclaimed that war is politics, but even more basically, war is culture. The hard reality of armed conflict is formed by - and, in turn, forms - a culture's values, assumptions, and expectations about fighting. The author examines the relationship between the real and the ideal, arguing that feedback between the two follows certain discernable paths. Battle rejects the currently fashionable notion of a "Western way of warfare" and replaces it with more nuanced concepts of varied and evolving cultural patterns of combat. After considering history, Lynn finally asks how the knowledge gained might illuminate our understanding of the war on terrorism.
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ISBN-13: 9780813333724
ISBN-10: 0813333725
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 157 x 231 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:Revised and Updated edition
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Basic Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom