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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... Tactically, the lethal combination of missile fire and rapidity of movement, demonstrated perhaps most effectively ... Tactical sluggishness was reinforced by logistic and strategic factors. Few areas could sustain armies for prolonged ...
... tactical defense, the strength of the new fortifications, and the mercenary character of the troops explain why warfare in Europe had become so drawn out and indecisive. The problem of how to raise an effective army, capable of serving ...
... tactical skills, while at the same time conforming to an overall battle plan. A purely mechanistic imitation of Roman tactical models was not enough; it had to be supplemented by a new military ethos, different from the reckless ...
... tactical formations, but for battle the companies were combined into battalions, initially 8oo, and later 55o, strong, arrayed in a linear checkerboard pattern similar to the Roman legionary deployment.3° Constant training as well as ...
... tactical but not a strategic victory because, unequal. 37 Geyl, The Revolt of the Netherlands, 2.20. * Summary of operations in Oman, A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century, 569-603. 39 Martin Van Creveld, Supplying War ...
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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