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Military historians, it seems, tend to hold on to tried-and-true tradition longer than historians in other fields. However, it is clear from this collection of interviews and essays that the field is changing rapidly. Gone are most of the Great Man approaches, and more historians are approaching past wars from the perspective of future peace. Topics include perceptions of military revolutions from then and now (with "now" including some startling revelations on what exactly constitutes a "revolution"), the use of history in the development of predictions and strategies (including a fascinating set of interlinked essays commenting on how military historians use concerns about the present and future), shifting perceptions of soldiering and the experience of war, and, in two interviews, historians' changing ideas about war and the human condition. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
