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War Studies Reader : From the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day and Beyond - Gary Sheffield

War Studies Reader

From the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day and Beyond

By: Gary Sheffield (Editor)

Hardcover | 1 July 2010 | Edition Number 1

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This is a broad ranging reader in the growing subject of War Studies. It includes respected contributors, with each chapter set out clearly and with contextual background. War Studies is an increasingly popular subject at degree, masters and doctorate level, as well as aspects of it being taught at A level. Here at last is a subject reader that will provide authoritative and thought provoking pieces of scholarship in an accessible form. Topics covered include Strategic Theory and the History of War (Daniel Moran), The Uses and Abuses of Clausewitz (Eric Alterman), Victory Misunderstood - what the Gulf War Tells Us About the Future of Conflict (Stephen Biddle), Early American Ways of War - 1600 - 1815 (John Shy) and Was the Civil War a Total War? (Mark Neeley). There is no accepted definition of War Studies for it is a particular blend of military history, international relations and contemporary security. Thus this reader purposefully gives broad coverage to the subject. Each topic is covered by one of two significant articles or book chapters with an introduction from the editor to provide context. There will also be a general introduction, explaining the growth and development of this area of study.
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'The essays are thought provoking with a good introduction, together with the original War Studies reader entitled War" (1994) edited by Lawrence Freedman, it should prove very useful to students of War Studies Courses.'--Sanford Lakoff

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