The Changing Face of War: Combat from the Marne to Iraq
Combat from the Marne to Iraq
$31.50
- Paperback
319 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2008
Summary
One of the most influential experts on military history and strategy has now written his magnum opus, an original and provocative account of the past hundred years of global conflict. The Changing Face of War is the book that reveals the path that led to the impasse in Iraq, why powerful standing armies are now helpless against ill-equipped insurgents, and how the security of sovereign nations may be maintained in the future. While paying close attention to the unpredictable human element, Ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780891419020 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0891419020 |
| Author: | Martin Van Creveld |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Trd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 319 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2008 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 211mm |
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About The Author
Martin Van Creveld
Martin Van Creveld, born in the Netherlands, has lived in Israel since 1950 and is Israel’s most prominent military historian. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He is the author of fifteen books on military history and strategy, including Command in War (1985), Supplying War (1977), and The Sword and the Olive (1998).
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