TY - BOOK AU - Whitman,James Q. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - The verdict of battle: the law of victory and the making of modern war AV - U22 .W55 2012 U1 - 172/.42 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - War KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Combat KW - Battles KW - Europe KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Military art and science KW - War (International law) KW - Military ethics KW - History, Military KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aitie/detail.action?docID=3301142 ER -