a history of combat and culture Lynn, John A. (John Albert) 1943- creator text bibliography cou Boulder, Colo Westview Press 2003 monographic eng

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xxv, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 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. John A. Lynn. Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-383) and index. War Military history Combat Sociology, Military War and society Military art and science Technological innovations U21.2 .L95 2003 303.6609 LYB 89.83 0813333717 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2003006401 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/2003006401.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003006401-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003006401-d.html http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=8416 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/2003006401.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003006401-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003006401-d.html http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=8416 DLC 030317 20170518194117.0 13126558