xvi, 432 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents
War in human history -- Interlude: Limitation on warmaking -- Stone -- Interlude: Fortification -- Flesh -- Interlude: Armies -- Iron -- Interlude: Logistics and supply -- Fire
Summary
Examines the place of warfare in human culture and the human impulse toward violence
Notes
Donation in memory of Lionel V. Patenaude
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-417) and index
Notes
Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award, 1994