War! What Is It Good For?

Download or Read eBook War! What Is It Good For? PDF written by Ian Morris and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
War! What Is It Good For?
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9780374286002
ISBN-13 : 0374286000
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Book Synopsis War! What Is It Good For? by : Ian Morris

Book excerpt: Introduction: Friend to the undertaker. - The wasteland? : war and peace in ancient Rome. - The barbarians strike back : the counterproductive way of war, A.D. 1-1415. - The five hundred years' war : Europe (almost) conquers the world, 1415-1914. - Storm of steel : the war for Europe, 1914-1980s. - Red in tooth and claw : why the chimps of Gombe went to war. - The last best hope of Earth : American empire, 1989-?


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