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The father of us all : war and history, ancient and modern / Victor Davis Hanson.

by Hanson, Victor Davis.

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Bloomsbury Press, 2010.

War -- History.

Military history.

xii, 259 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Part 1. Military history : the orphaned discipline -- Why study war? -- Classical lessons and post-9/11 wars -- Raw, relevant history : from the 300 Spartans to the history of Thucydides -- Part 2. War writing -- Thalatta! Thalatta! -- The old breed -- The war to begin all wars -- Don Juan of Austria is riding to the sea -- Part 3. The postmodern meets the premodern -- The end of decisive battle for now -- "Men make a city, not walls or ships empty of men" -- The American way of war : past, present, and future -- Part 4. How western wars are lost and won -- Your defeat, my victory -- The odd couple : war and democracy -- Who is the enemy?

Discusses how war has society and evaluates conflicts from Ancient Greece to the present, sharing essays that impart lessons on how to draw from past examples to address modern challenges.

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