An edition of A History of Warfare (1993)
A History of Warfare
By John Keegan
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Publish Date
1993
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
eng
Pages
432
Description:
In *A History of Warfare*, Keegan outlines the development and limitations of warfare from prehistory to the modern era. It looks at various topics, including the use of horses, logistics, and "fire". One key concept put forward is that war is inherently cultural. In the introduction, he rigorously denounces the idiom "war is a continuation of policy by other means", rejecting on its face "Clausewitzian" ideas