Synopses & Reviews
"This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare from 1775 to the present." --Military Review
A thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive picture of the evolution of modern warfare.
From reviews of the first edition:
"There is nothing else in print that tells so much so concisely about how war has been conducted since the days of Gen. George Washington."--Russell F. Weigley
"A superior synthesis. Well written, nicely organized, remarkably comprehensive, and laced with facts."--Military Affairs
Synopsis
This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare from1775 to the present. -- Military Review
A thorough revisionof a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive picture ofthe evolution of modern warfare.
From reviews of the firstedition:
There is nothing else in print that tells so muchso concisely about how war has been conducted since the days of Gen. GeorgeWashington.? -- Russell F. Weigley
A superiorsynthesis. Well written, nicely organized, remarkably comprehensive, and laced withfacts.? -- Military Affairs
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-348) and index.
About the Author
LARRY H. ADDINGTON is Professor of History at The Citadel and has taught military history for more than twenty-five years. His previous books include The Blitzkrieg Era and the German General Staff and The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century.