The author has been preparing to write this book during thirty years of reading, research, teaching and commenting on military affairs. It brings together in a single volume the themes explored in his earlier bestselling books and adds to them the insights gained in his visits to many of the world's major battlefields, a lifetime's friendship with soldiers of different armies and his more recent experience as a war correspondent in the Lebanon and the Gulf. 'Our foremost military historian. . . It is the breadth of his ...
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The author has been preparing to write this book during thirty years of reading, research, teaching and commenting on military affairs. It brings together in a single volume the themes explored in his earlier bestselling books and adds to them the insights gained in his visits to many of the world's major battlefields, a lifetime's friendship with soldiers of different armies and his more recent experience as a war correspondent in the Lebanon and the Gulf. 'Our foremost military historian. . . It is the breadth of his grasp of civilisation, as well as the soldier's art, that makes this book so formidable. ' EVENING STANDARD 'A book of breathtaking scope. . . . a tour de force DAILY MAIL 'Swarms with brilliant analysis ans an unrivalled command of military history'. FINANCIAL TIMES
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Good in card covers. The Bargain Basement-2 A study of warfare from the Stone Age to Saddam Hussein. How warmaking is an inescapable feature of human culture and how cultures and their styles of warmaking go hand in hand. UL-XXXXXX. 432pp illustrations, maps.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780712698504.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Three illustration sections, black and white. Red and black pictorial cover is clean and unmarked, slight wear to corners, soundly bound and square. Two pages have one word highlighted in pink, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, moderately toned. This masterful military history by one of the world's most distinguished historians is a sweeping view of the place of warfare in human culture and a brilliant exposition of the human impulse toward violence. His lively narrative gives the reader all the world's great warrior cultures, including the Zulus, the Samurai, the horse people of the steppes, as well as the warmakers of the West. 432 pages including References, Bibliography and Index. Alfred A Kknopf, New York, 1994.
John Keegan makes this history come alive. It is well written, and researched. Nowhere will you find a more lucid or readable history. One of my favorite authors, who makes each page come alive.