The Age of Battles - The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo (Paperback)


A Main Selection of the History Book Club

"One ofthe most interesting, important, and ambitious books about the conduct, and perhapsthe ultimate futility, of war." -- Gunther E.Rothenberg

"[A] highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbingstudy." -- John Bayley, The London Review of Books

"WhatRussell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read. The Age of Battles is a persuasivereminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why warseemed an unavoidable policy choice." -- Allan R. Millett, The Journal ofAmerican History


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A Main Selection of the History Book Club

"One ofthe most interesting, important, and ambitious books about the conduct, and perhapsthe ultimate futility, of war." -- Gunther E.Rothenberg

"[A] highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbingstudy." -- John Bayley, The London Review of Books

"WhatRussell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read. The Age of Battles is a persuasivereminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why warseemed an unavoidable policy choice." -- Allan R. Millett, The Journal ofAmerican History

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Indiana University Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

April 2004

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

April 2004

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

608

ISBN-13

978-0-253-21707-3

Barcode

9780253217073

Categories

LSN

0-253-21707-5



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