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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... victory “famous throughout all Italy, none was killed except Lodovico degli Obizzi and he, together with two of his ... victory of Agnadello where the discord of their condottieri cost the Venetians their terra ferma, and Ravenna, where ...
... victory. . . . Behold what havoc our men wreak among the enemy; see with what virtù, confidence and coolness they press upon the enemies. . . . What carnage! How many wounded men! They are beginning to flee. . . . The battle is over; we ...
... 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 (Cambridge, 1977), 11-12. * 44 ...
... victory might have rallied Protestant support. Instead, in October the Swedes went into winter quarters in Pomerania and Mecklenburg. About this time, Gustavus conceived a grand strategic design for. 59 Roberts, Gustavus, 2:26. * Ibid ...
Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig, Felix Gilbert. signal victory in five hours of hard fighting. But the victory was not exploited. There was no immediate pursuit as the remnants of Tilly's army withdrew. Instead, one week after the battle a ...
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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