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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... side, however, the military bond between vassal and overlord also had its legal and economic aspects. The knight's land, the fief, was given to him by the overlord, and in accepting it, the knight. * Lodovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso ...
... side in the French religious wars.” These diversions provided the time for Maurice to rebuild the army, recover much of the northeastern area, and bolster defenses. Retention of the strategic redoubt area, the Vesting Holland as the.
... side of war. Naturally, modern authors and examples are cited frequently, but from the outset, Montecuccoli was at pains to claim that he was more practical and comprehensive than his predecessors. “Many ancients and moderns,” he wrote ...
... side of warfare. By the year 16oo it was generally realized that the service of outside specialists must be supplemented by some sort of technical training among the officers themselves. All the abortive projects for systematic military ...
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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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