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1	War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning more books like this by Chris Hedges (Read by) add to wishlist A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war.. General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers more books like this by Paul M Kennedy add to wishlist About national and international power in the 'modern' or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the 'new monarchies' in Western Europe. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.69! \| first editions
3	Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda more books like this by John Keegan add to wishlist A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Makers of Modern Strategy: From Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age more books like this by Peter Paret add to wishlist War cannot be controlled in future without an understanding of its past. These essays analyse war, its strategic characteristics and its political and social functions, over the past five centuries. see all copies from £10.59! new only from £18.86! \| first editions
5	The rise and fall of the great powers : economic change and military conflict from 1500-2000 more books like this by Paul M. Kennedy add to wishlist This study describes how the past 500 years shows that nations which became great powers had to decline as their growth rate slowed and their spending on defence continued to increase and explains how this can be eased or worsened by clever or short-sighted policy decisions. The final chapter looks at the current dilemna of the USA, the USSR, the ... see all copies from £1.59! new only from £12.92! \| first editions
6	The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon more books like this by Gunther Erich Rothenberg add to wishlist Some 12 years ago it was estimated that well over 300,000 works existed on this period and since then several thousand more have appeared. Therefore, it might be reasonably argued that there is little room for another volume. Nonetheless, this vast outpouring of literature has usually dealt with major leaders, specific battles or campaigns, and ... see all copies from £7.46! new only from £12.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It more books like this by David A Bell add to wishlist As Bell argues in this tour de force of interpretive history, nearly every modern aspect of war took root during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution: conscription, unconditional surrender, total disregard for the rules of combat, mobilization of civilians, guerrilla warfare, and the perverse notion of war fought for the sake of peace. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
8	The World Since 1945: A History of International Relations more books like this by Wayne C McWilliams add to wishlist The fourth edition of "The World Since 1945" moves beyond the demise of the Soviet Union into the uncertain post-Cold War age - the chaotic "new world order". The text has been updated to discuss issues at the forefront of world politics today: the changing character of the European Union, events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.18! \| first editions
9	Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald add to wishlist Why did Napoleon succeed in 1805 but fail in 1812? Were the railways vital to Prussia's victory over France in 1870? Was the famous Schlieffen Plan militarily sound? Could the European half of World War II have been ended in 1944? These are only a few of the questions that form the subject-matter of this meticulously researched, lively book. ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £18.04! \| first editions
10	The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One more books like this by David Kilcullen add to wishlist A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus, Kilcullen's vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq. Now, in "The Accidental Guerrilla," Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. see all copies from £14.52! new only from £14.52! \| first editions
11 view cover	Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War more books like this by Eliot A Cohen, John Gooch add to wishlist Why do competent armies fail? What made the 1915 British-led invasion of Gallipoli one of the bloodiest catastrophes of the First World War? How did a dozen German U-Boats manage to humiliate the U.S. navy for nine months in 1942, sinking an average of 650,000 tons of shipping monthly? Why was the sophisticated Israeli intelligence service so ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Transformation of War more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald, Martin Van Creveld add to wishlist Analyzes who fights wars and why, and examines the inevitability of man's need to "play" at war. see all copies from £12.63! new only from £16.82! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Conflicts more books like this by Steven D Strauss add to wishlist This title presents cold hard facts on the world's hot spots. Now readers can make sense of the daily headlines with an examination of the sides and issues of evolving conflicts. This updated edition provides coverage of all of the hot conflict spots in our world today, background and history, new and added coverage of the war on terror, and up-to ... see all copies from £12.66! new only from £16.88!
14 view cover	The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo more books like this by Russell F Weigley add to wishlist Narrative history in the grand manner, deeply and passionately informed by a wide understanding of every aspect of the topic Here is narrative history in the grand manner, deeply and passionately informed by a wide understanding of every aspect of the topic; the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £12.15! \| first editions
15 view cover	War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today more books like this by Max Boot add to wishlist A monumental work of history, this book shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield--from the Spanish Armada to the War on Terror--and how mastery of these innovations has shaped the rise and fall of nations and empires. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.19! \| first editions
16 view cover	Military Innovation in the Interwar Period more books like this by Williamson Murray (Editor), Allan Reed Millett (Editor) add to wishlist This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the seven major military powers. This volume of comparative essays investigates how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explains much of the strategic and operative performance of the Axis and Allies in World War II. see all copies from £10.57! new only from £16.17!
17 view cover	Understanding Modern Warfare more books like this by David Jordan, James D Kiras, David J Lonsdale add to wishlist A major new study of the theory and practice of warfare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Using relevant examples from recent history, this book provides a complete introduction to the issues, ideas, concepts, context and vocabulary of modern warfare. The expert team of authors explore the conduct of war across land, sea, air and space ... see all copies from £19.94! new only from £19.94!
18 view cover	Military Experience in the Age of Reason more books like this by Christopher Duffy add to wishlist War in the 18th century was a bloody business. A line of infantry would slowly march, to the beat of a drum, into a hail of enemy fire. Whole ranks would be wiped out by cannon fire and musketry. Christopher Duffy's investigates the brutalities of the battlefield and also traces the lives of the officer to the soldier from the formative conditions ... see all copies from £15.92! new only from £51.71! \| first editions
19 view cover	War in the Modern World more books like this by Theodore Ropp add to wishlist "A brilliant survey of the history of warfare ...the best yet produced anywhere."--B. H. Lidell-Hart From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.85! \| first editions
20 view cover	Insurgency & Terrorism more books like this by Bard E O'Neill, Edward C Meyer (Foreword by) add to wishlist Insurgency may be the most prevalent type of armed conflict since the creation of organized political communities. This systematic, comprehensive, and straightforward format for analyzing and comparing insurgencies is designed for use by observers, scholors, students, military personnel, and government analysts throughout the world. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £11.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	War and the World: Military Power and the Fate of Continents, 1450-2000 more books like this by Dr. Jeremy Black add to wishlist An attempt to write a global history of warfare in the modern era. Jeremy Black, here presents a wide-ranging account of the nature, purpose and experience of war over the last half millennium. Investigating both land and sea warfare, Black examines weaponry, tactics, strategy and resources as well as the political, social and cultural impact of ... see all copies from £4.34! new only from £12.41! \| first editions
22 view cover	A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon more books like this by Neil Sheehan add to wishlist From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Bright Shining Lie" comes this behind-the-scenes story of the nuclear arms race--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the effort to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring nuclear superiority. see all copies from £13.71! new only from £13.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The air war 1939-1945 more books like this by R. J. Overy add to wishlist Clears the ground of myths and misconceptions about the nature of air power, ...first book of its kind in English to treat the war in the air as a whole. DSThe Economist see all copies from £5.30! new only from £11.94! \| first editions
24 view cover	Warfare in the Seventeenth Century more books like this by John Childs add to wishlist In the seventeenth century the art of war underwent a very quiet revolution. Although the weapons changed from the pike to the socket bayonet and the uniformed dress appeared on the battlefield, there was no 'birth of the modern army', but rather a gradual evolution of military techniques and the conduct of war. Improvements in the design of ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War more books like this by Charles Townshend (Editor), Richard Holmes (Editor), John B Hattendorf (Editor) add to wishlist How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? How has it changed over the centuries between the introduction of firearms and the invention of the atom bomb? How is war waged today? This excitingly illustrated book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolution' of the seventeenth century to the present ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.44! \| first editions

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