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A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War

by Azar Gat

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From the ideas of Clausewitz to contemporary doctrines of containment and cold war, this is a definitive history of modern military thought. A one-volume collection of Azar Gat's classic trilogy, it explores conceptions of war, strategy, and military theory and relates them to their cultural and historical contexts.

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Azar Gat is Associate Professor in, and Chairman of, the Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 355.0209 — Society, Government, and Culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare War Biography And History
LCC: U39 .G36 — Military Science Military science (General) History of military science
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Military General

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Languages: English
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Published: 2001
Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 355.0209
LCC: U39 .G36

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