Description

The typical military history presents a chronicle of battles and wars and the commanders and troops who fought them This book takes a different approach It presents battles and wars and people aplenty but they are not its ultimate subjects This book is about the turning points that not only make military history dynamic but crucial to the story of humanity and civilization This book is about the decisions acts innovations errors ideas successes and failures that shaped the evolution of military art and sciencestrategy tactics and technologyand in doing so shaped the course of world history