Battle : a history of combat and culture - Lynn, John A. (John Albert), 1943- (Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003)
Preface: Requiem for the universal soldier -- Written in blood : the classical Greek drama of battle and the western way of war -- Subtleties of violence : ancienct Chinese and Indian texts on warfare -- Chivalry and chevauchée : the ideal, the real, and the perfect in medieval European warfare -- Linear warfare : images and ideals of combat in the age of enlightenment -- Victories of the conquered : the native character of the Sepoy -- The sun of Austerlitz : romantic visions of decisive battle in nineteenth-century Europe -- The merciless fight : race and military culture in the Pacific War -- Crossing the Canal : Egyptian effectiveness and military culture in the October War -- Epilogue: Terrorism and "evil" : forming a new discourse on war at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Appendix: The discourse and the reality of war : a cultural model.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-383) and index.
Keywords: War; Military history; Combat; Sociology, Military; War and society; Military art and science -- Technological innovations