ISBN: 9780385500524 - carnage and culture: landmark battles in the rise of western power (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes's conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values-the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship-which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, Carnage and Culture demonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fair first edition copy with VG DJ. Internally clean with crisp pages and tight binding. First page opposite front cover is missing with minor tear to half-title page. DJ shows light bumping along top edge but is protected in plastic mylar cover. KRM/General Military History.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 512 pages. 9.75x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.