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The allure of battle : how wars have been won and lost /

"History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt-all resonate in the literature of war and in our ima...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nolan, Cathal J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Battle in history
  • Battle retarded
  • Battle remembered
  • Battle reformed
  • Battle with reason
  • Battle restored
  • Battle decisive
  • Battle defeated
  • Battle exalted
  • Battle of annihilation
  • Annihilation of battle
  • Annihilation of strategy
  • Annihilation of nations
  • Annihilation of mercy
  • Annihilation at sea
  • Annihilation of illusions
  • Conclusions.