The verdict of battle [electronic resource] : the law of victory and the making of modern war / James Q. Whitman.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.Description: 323 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 172/.42 23
- U22 .W55 2012
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
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.