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The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war
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The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war / James Q. Whitman.
ISBN
9780674067141 (alk. paper)
0674067142 (alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Physical Description
323 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 30, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Why battles matter
Accepting the wager of battle
Laying just claim to the profits of war
The monarchical monopolization of military violence
Were there really rules?
The death of pitched battle.
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