Book description
"This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare
from 1775 to the present." -Military Review
A thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition
provides a comprehensive picture of the evolution of modern warfare.
From reviews of the first edition:
"There is nothing else in print that tells so much so concisely
about how war has been conducted since the days of Gen. George
Washington." -Russell F. Weigley
"A superior synthesis. Well written, nicely organized,
remarkably comprehensive, and laced with facts." -Military Affairs
LARRY H. ADDINGTON is Professor of History at The Citadel and has
taught military history for more than twenty-five years. His previous
books include The Blitzkrieg Era and the German General Staff and The
Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century.
