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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... natural order: “Philosophers may debate whether a permanent state of war exists in nature, but statesmen cannot doubt that there can be no real peace between. *3 Kurt Peball, “Raimund Fürst Montecuccoli 1609-168o,” Osterreichische ...
... nature and level of war, victory will depend on preparation, plans, and operations. Preparations included manpower, matériel, and finances. Planning depended on the strength ratios between opposing forces, the theater of war, and the ...
... nature of its local situation. Art or science may make up for certain defects in the terrain but they can do little with respect to the matter of communication. Thus certain fortresses are advantageously situated because the defenders ...
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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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