| The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo Contributor(s): Weigley, Russell F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253217075 ISBN-13: 9780253217073 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: A Main Selection of the History Book Club "One of the most interesting, important, and ambitious books about the conduct, and perhaps the ultimate futility, of war." -- Gunther E. Rothenberg "[A] highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbing study." -- John Bayley, The London Review of Books "What Russell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read. The Age of Battles is a persuasive reminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why war seemed an unavoidable policy choice." -- Allan R. Millett, The Journal of American History |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 9" (1.85 lbs) 579 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most interesting, important, and ambitious books about the conduct, and perhaps the ultimate futility, of war. --Gunther E. Rothenberg [A] highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbing study. --John Bayley, The London Review of Books What Russell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read. The Age of Battles is a persuasive reminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why war seemed an unavoidable policy choice. --Allan R. Millett, The Journal of American History |
