"... a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." —Choice"A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea."
"This book has been long needed: a concise, complete and dispassionate survey of the Vietnam War.... Best of all, the no-nonsense approach answers questions as soon as they arise in the reader's mind.
"This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare from 1775 to the present." —Military ReviewA thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive pictu
