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Ideas matter in warfare. Guns may kill, but it is the ideas behind when, where, and how to use them that make them effective. Traditionally, military historians attempted to explain the ideas behind warfare in strictly rational terms, but over the past few decades, a stronger focus has been placed o...

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Main Authors: Brice, Lee L. (Author), Grimsley, Mark (Author), Hull, Isabel V. (Author), Lee, Wayne E., 1965- (Author, Editor), Lewis, Adrian R. (Author), Lynn, John A. (John Albert), 1943- (Author), May, Timothy Michael (Author), Melville, Sarah C. (Sarah Chamberlin) (Author), Moyd, Michelle R., 1968- (Author), Silbey, David (Author), Swope, Kenneth, 1969- (Author), Wood, James B., 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Military art and science > History.
War and society > History.
Political culture > History.
Military history.
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Summary:Ideas matter in warfare. Guns may kill, but it is the ideas behind when, where, and how to use them that make them effective. Traditionally, military historians attempted to explain the ideas behind warfare in strictly rational terms, but over the past few decades, a stronger focus has been placed on how societies conceptualize war, weapons, violence and military service, to determine how culture informs the battlefield. This book is a collection of some of the most compelling recent efforts to analyze warfare through a cultural lens.
Physical Description:ix, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479800001
1479800007
9781479862436
1479862436