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Through vivid depictions of historic battles, the author exposes the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance, including controversial arguments ignited by the recent works of various historians. 25,000 first printing.
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Victor Davis Hanson is a military historian who is a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written several popular books on classic warfare, including The Other Greeks and The Western Way of War, and The Soul of Battle. He lives in Selma, California.
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d depictions of historic battles, Victor Davis Hanson reveals the connection between the West s superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance.
Why have Western values triumphed? Why are Western ideas and practices spreading unopposed throughout the globe? In this sweeping and ambitious work of military and cultural history, Victor Davis Hanson convincingly argues that it all comes down to the Western knack for killing.
Hanson is a superb writer with a particular gift for dropping the reader into the midst of clashing armies. With his trademark zest for bringing the gritty realities of battle to life, he vividly re-creates nine important confrontations between Western and non-Western armies, from the stunning Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. to Cortés s conquest of Mexico City in 1521 to the grueling urban warfare of Vietnam s Tet Offensive. But Hanson goes beyond the conventions of the guns and trumpets genre to r
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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes's conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values-the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship-which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, Carnage and Culture demonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage. Codice articolo 00108556669
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Doubleday & Company Historical Reference Books (Doubleday) Carnage and Culture (VG+) Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Doubleday) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2001 Author: Victor Davis Hanson Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power is a 2001 non-fiction book by military historian Victor Davis Hanson. He argues that Western military dominance results from distinct cultural valuesâ"such as civic freedom, open dissent, and individual initiativeâ"rather than just superior technology or geography. Codice articolo 2150238346
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