Warfare in the Western World: Military Operations since 1871 Volume II

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Authoritative and concise Warfare in the Western World concentrates on selected campaigns and battles showing how political and military leaders in the West have used armies to wage war effectively over the last four centuries. The text moves through the centuries discussing how operational developments and technological improvements eventually led to the concept of total war first approached in the American Civil War and culminating in the twentieth centurys two world wars.