Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear AgePeter Paret, Gordon A. Craig, Felix Gilbert The classic reference volume on the theory and practice of war |
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... remained in his army beyond the period of war and for longer stretches of time by promises of regular payments. Thus he was able to lay the foundations of a permanent and professional army and to free himself from dependence on his ...
... remained his continuous preoccupation for the next ten years—until Pisa finally surrendered in 1509. In his first government mission outside Florence, he negotiated the salary of a condottiere whose demands the Florentine government ...
... remained shaky. Training reached a high standard in most Swedish units and was acceptable in the mercenary regiments, but this was not always the case in the allied and associated contingents. As for discipline, the king had introduced ...
... remained a faithful son. If properly applied, he hoped that his axioms would make the conduct of operations predictable while reducing casualties and costs. This, of course, proved impossible, and his concepts tended toward a rigid ...
... remained in vogue until very recent times. The most recent serious study, that of Lieutenant Colonel Lazard, has modified in Vauban's favor this somewhat unfavorable opinion.* Lazard has made important changes in our interpretation of ...
Contents
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The Expansion of War | 121 |
From the Industrial Revolution to the First World War | 215 |
From the First to the Secon World War | 479 |
Since 1945 | 733 |
Contributors | 873 |
Bibliographical Notes | 877 |
Index | 933 |
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