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Ripples of battle : how wars of the past still determine how we fight, how we live, and how we think / Victor Davis Hanson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanson, Victor Davis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science.
- Civilization, Western.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
- Delium, Battle of, Greece, 424 B.C.
- World War, 1939-1945--Influence.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.
- United States.
- Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C--Influence.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, 2003.
- Summary:
- A bestselling military historian investigates three key battles in Western history and reveals their enduring impact on civilization and the way people view the world. 8-page insert.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0385504004
- OCLC:
- 52002211
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