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War Wisdom looks at the way societies and cultures throughout history have viewed warfare and contrary to many assumptions about warfare, the author finds a dozen key themes which are duplicated across time, space, countries and peoples. Students of military history will find these themes both surprising and illuminating.

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Preface Part I: Thematic Constructs in the Literature of War Wisdom Thematic Constructs Cluster I: War Values Cluster II: God and War Cluster III: The Sadness and Bonding of War Cluster IV: Knowing and Preventing War Cluster V: A Most Powerful Force Field Part II: In the Universe of War Wisdom Authors A/B/C D/E/F G/H/I J/K/L M/N/O P/Q/R S/T/U V/W/X Y/Z

War Wisdom A CrossCultural Sampling

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      Publisher University Press of America
      Published 10/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780761866145
      978-0761866145
      ISBN-10 0761866140

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      War Wisdom looks at the way societies and cultures throughout history have viewed warfare and contrary to many assumptions about warfare, the author finds a dozen key themes which are duplicated across time, space, countries and peoples. Students of military history will find these themes both surprising and illuminating.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Part I: Thematic Constructs in the Literature of War Wisdom Thematic Constructs Cluster I: War Values Cluster II: God and War Cluster III: The Sadness and Bonding of War Cluster IV: Knowing and Preventing War Cluster V: A Most Powerful Force Field Part II: In the Universe of War Wisdom Authors A/B/C D/E/F G/H/I J/K/L M/N/O P/Q/R S/T/U V/W/X Y/Z

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