A history of warfare /

"In this ... book, [the author] demolishes the famous dictum that war is the continuation of policy by other means. On Easter Island, for example, rival factions exterminated one another in a ceaseless competition for the egg of a sooty tern. The Aztecs seem to have fought for nothing more than...

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Autor principal: Keegan, John, 1934-2012
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Vintage Books, 1994, c1993.
Edición:1st Vintage books ed.
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245 1 2 |a A history of warfare /  |c John Keegan. 
250 |a 1st Vintage books ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b Vintage Books,  |c 1994, c1993. 
300 |a xvi, 432 p., [32] p. de láms. :  |b il., mapas ;  |c 21 cm. 
500 |a Editado originalmente: London : Hutchinson, 1993. 
504 |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 411-417) e índice. 
505 0 |a War in human history -- Interlude : limitations on warmaking -- Stone -- Interlude : fortification -- Flesh -- Interlude : armies -- Iron -- Interlude : logistics and supply -- Fire. 
520 |a "In this ... book, [the author] demolishes the famous dictum that war is the continuation of policy by other means. On Easter Island, for example, rival factions exterminated one another in a ceaseless competition for the egg of a sooty tern. The Aztecs seem to have fought for nothing more than the captives that they slaughtered by the thousands. And what policy could possibly have informed the Gulf War, in which the United States and its allies destroyed the army of Saddam Hussein, only to leave Saddam himself securely in power? Analyzing centuries of conflict ... [he] unveils the deepest motives behind humanity's penchant for mass bloodshed." --Descripción del editor. 
650 0 |a Military art and science  |x History. 
650 0 |a War  |x History. 
650 7 |a Ciencia militar  |x Historia.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Guerra  |x Historia.  |2 UDESA