War : a beginner's guide / Aaron Edwards.
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TextSeries: Oneworld beginners' guides: Publisher: London : Oneworld, [2017]Description: x, 181 pages : illustrations, charts ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1780748949; 9781780748948Subject(s): War | War -- History | Military art and science -- History | Military art and science | WarGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 355.02 LOC classification: U21.2 | .E33 2017Summary: War has been a perennial feature of human history since ancient times, yet it remains a poorly understood phenomenon. It has done much to shape our world, from overthrowing leaders, establishing international governance, and inspiring social change, to destroying cities, dividing nations and breeding animosity. In this book, Dr Aaron Edwards succinctly combines political theories with historical realities. Using eyewitness accounts, war poetry and insightful analysis of a wide range of conflicts, War: A Beginner's Guide introduces the reader to the complexity and human face of war and invites.
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"A Oneworld Paperback Original"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index.
War has been a perennial feature of human history since ancient times, yet it remains a poorly understood phenomenon. It has done much to shape our world, from overthrowing leaders, establishing international governance, and inspiring social change, to destroying cities, dividing nations and breeding animosity. In this book, Dr Aaron Edwards succinctly combines political theories with historical realities. Using eyewitness accounts, war poetry and insightful analysis of a wide range of conflicts, War: A Beginner's Guide introduces the reader to the complexity and human face of war and invites.
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