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An instinct for war : scenes from the battlefields of history /

Stories about war are some of the oldest stories told--used to entertain, to glorify, to lament, to educate. An Instinct for War utilizes myriad tales of war to offer a remarkable look at one of humanity's oldest plagues. Roger Spiller excavates the essence of war and its evolution through the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spiller, Roger J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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