War Wisdom

War Wisdom

War Wisdom

Christian P Potholm / Christian P. Potholm / Christian P. Potholm II / Christian PPotholm

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RLPG/Galleys
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Historia general y mundial
ISBN:
9780761866145
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War Wisdom looks at the way societies and cultures throughout history have viewed warfare and contrary to many assumptions about warfare, the author finds a dozen key themes which are duplicated across time, space, countries and peoples. Students of military history will find these themes both surprising and illuminating.

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