Review
O ... a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare.O NChoice OA remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea.O NGunther Rothenberg A history of war and warfare from ancient to early modern times, Larry AddingtonOs new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in a certain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.
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..". a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-centurywarfare." -- Choice
"A remarkable tour de force coveringa vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea." -- GuntherRothenberg
A history of war and warfare from ancient to earlymodern times, Larry Addington's new book completes his survey of the patterns of warin the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in acertain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.
