The Cambridge History of Warfare

Geoffrey Parker and Victor Davis Hanson are two of the contributors to this book - a collection of military history essays collated chronologicaly. These are 2 of the best writers of their generation and they know their craft well. However, it was Williamson Murray's essay on WW2 that to me was the highlight of the book as it clearly delinieates why the Eastern Front was where the important action was. Russia could have defeated Germany all by its lonesome; the Western Front was peripheral.This book has some memorable essays and although this is not going to be a book of great depth due to its enormous scope, it is a terrific overview of the fascinating but tragic history of mankind's affinity for conducting war. You will get a sense of the evolution of military technology, strategy, and tactics. For some of the more recent wars you will also get a decent outline with analysis and statistics.Good refresher to whet your appetite for more in-depth, blow-by-blow accounts for those wars and eras that enthuse you.

This is an outstanding read. Many of the reviews already say things that I don't feel a need to parrot - Just know that this is a fully comprehensive history and lesson on Western warfare, and goes in to intricate detail about what made the western method so successful. It is not, however, a compare\contrast of other types of warfare - So if you're after something along the lines of "Why Asian methods of warfare are 'x' compared to Western warfare's 'y' " - you won't find it here.

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I bought this for a history paper for a class that I didn't like anyway. It was helpful but I donated it as soon as the class was over. Good for historians or military buffs.

Great companion book for any military historian out there. Required reading at the Command and General Staff College. But with anything history, make sure you get books to complement the subject matter inside.

Required for MIL-ED course. Book met my requirement and all pages were present. Was the desired year/ edition printing required.

Interesting book. Covers all important advances in Warfare.

My coworker needed this book for a class assignment so we decided that it was worth the previously used price. Even though the condition of the book was stated as ' Acceptable ', the book was in perfect condition.We were also surprised by the quick turn around of the shipping.Thanks again.... :)

軍事史研究のために購入しました。西ヨーロッパ世界を中心にした軍事上の技術と戦略の変遷について、各時代ごとの著名な研究者が、紀元前の歩兵から今日のミサイル攻撃に至るまで各章ごとに論述しています。資料として年表、用語解説、参考文献もあります。梱包時も厳重なラッピングに箱入りの状態で、ペーパーバックの本に起こりがちな表紙端の欠損も全くありませんでした。It is a finest book of tactics, technology of military history with revised and updated. There is many references for chrolonology of warefare to study and research. Amazon delivery is very carefully for paper back books to protect damage of edge of papers.

Loved it, best book for beginners & children.

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