Lynn, John A. 1943-
Battle : a history of combat and culture / John A. Lynn. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003. - xxv, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-383) and index.
Preface: Requiem for the universal soldier -- Written in blood : the classical Greek drama of battle and the western way of war -- Subtleties of violence : ancienct Chinese and Indian texts on warfare -- Chivalry and chevauchée : the ideal, the real, and the perfect in medieval European warfare -- Linear warfare : images and ideals of combat in the age of enlightenment -- Victories of the conquered : the native character of the Sepoy -- The sun of Austerlitz : romantic visions of decisive battle in nineteenth-century Europe -- The merciless fight : race and military culture in the Pacific War -- Crossing the Canal : Egyptian effectiveness and military culture in the October War -- Epilogue: Terrorism and "evil" : forming a new discourse on war at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The discourse and the reality of war : a cultural model.
0813333717 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2003006401
GBA3-X4083
War.
Military history.
Combat.
Sociology, Military.
War and society.
Military art and science--Technological innovations.
U21.2 / .L95 2003
303.6609 / LYB
Battle : a history of combat and culture / John A. Lynn. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003. - xxv, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-383) and index.
Preface: Requiem for the universal soldier -- Written in blood : the classical Greek drama of battle and the western way of war -- Subtleties of violence : ancienct Chinese and Indian texts on warfare -- Chivalry and chevauchée : the ideal, the real, and the perfect in medieval European warfare -- Linear warfare : images and ideals of combat in the age of enlightenment -- Victories of the conquered : the native character of the Sepoy -- The sun of Austerlitz : romantic visions of decisive battle in nineteenth-century Europe -- The merciless fight : race and military culture in the Pacific War -- Crossing the Canal : Egyptian effectiveness and military culture in the October War -- Epilogue: Terrorism and "evil" : forming a new discourse on war at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The discourse and the reality of war : a cultural model.
0813333717 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2003006401
GBA3-X4083
War.
Military history.
Combat.
Sociology, Military.
War and society.
Military art and science--Technological innovations.
U21.2 / .L95 2003
303.6609 / LYB