Carnage and culture : landmark battles in the rise of Western power /
Through depictions of historic battles, the author exposes the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance, including controversial arguments ignited by the recent words of various historians.
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New York :
Doubleday,
2001.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Why the West Has Won
- Ch. 2. Freedom
- or "To Live as you Please": Salamis, September 28, 480 B.C.
- Ch. 3. Decisive Battle: Gaugamela, October 1, 331 B.C.
- Ch. 4. Citizens Soldiers: Cannae, August 2, 216 B.C.
- Ch. 5. Landed Infantry: Poitiers, October 11, 732
- Ch. 6. Technology and the Wages of Reason: Tenochtitlan, June 24, 1520-August 13, 1521
- Ch. 7. The Market
- or Capitalism Kills: Lepanto, October 7, 1571
- Ch. 8. Discipline
- or Warriors are Not Always Soldiers: Rorke's Drift, January 22-23, 1879
- Ch. 9. Individualism: Midway, June 4-8, 1942
- Ch. 10. Dissent and Self-Critique: Tet, January 31-April 6, 1968
- Epilogue: Western Warfare
- Past and Future.