An Instinct for War : : Scenes from the Battlefields of History / / Roger J Spiller.
Spiller combines a mastery of the primary sources with a vibrant historical imagination to locate a dozen turning points in the world's history of warfare that altered our understanding of war and its pursuit. We are conducted through profound moments by the voices of those who witnessed them a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. A Sword Is Drawn
- 2. The Testament
- 3. The Lesson
- 4. Scoundrel
- 5. La Noche Triste
- 6. Galen's Proof
- 7. In Winter Quarters
- 8. The Very Last Civil War Historian
- 9. Human Rain
- 10. Rain Stops Play
- 11. The Final War
- 12. At the Fair
- 13. The Discovery of Kansas