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The Art of War in Western World
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by Archer Jones
Sales Rank: 610106
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Cover Type: Paperback with 768 pages
Published by: University of Illinois Press December 19, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0252069668
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0252069666
Book Dimensions:
9.9 x 6.8 x 1.8 inches
Weighs: 3 pounds
From Library Journal
Concentrating on land warfare, distinguished U.S. military historian Jones argues that most military events can be explained by military factors. The framework of his analysis is strategy, which Jones sees as remaining consistent for 2500 years. When applied, however, strategy becomes dependent on tactics and logistics. These in turn are constantly modified by technology. The result is an ever-changing dialectic of options that continues to make war a viable political option even in the nuclear age. Both history on a grand scale and a provocative intellectual exercise, this ranks with Theodore Ropp's classic War in the Modern World (1959). Dennis E. Showalter, Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
"No other similar work so thoroughly and objectively highlights the strategic, tactical and logistic continuities and changes that have animated war from the time of the ancient Greeks to the Yom Kippur War. No other work steps through the past twenty-five centuries with more impartiality There has not been such a comprehensive and useful book in generations." -- Alan Gropman, Washington Post "With keen insight and powerful prose, historian Archer Jones culminates a lifetime of study, reading, and writing about military history with this seminal work. With great clarity and precision, Jones looks at 2,500 years of recorded conflict in the Western world, and extrapolates the operational techniques of tactics, logistics, and weapon systems that have provided a continuum through the years." -- Mike Fisher, Infantry "A masterful 2,500-year overview of the operational aspects of land-based warfare in the West, with appeal for both fans of military history and general readers An altogether splendid synthesis." -- Kirkus Reviews "This book displays Archer Jones's unparalleled extreme proficiency of tactical and operational military history over a broad chronological span." -- Russell F. Weigley, author of History of the United States Army "Archer Jones's work has no current competition as a broadly based military history for the general American reader great reading." -- Theodore Ropp, author of War in the Modern World
A masterful 2,500-year overview of the operational aspects of land-based warfare in the West. . . . An altogether splendid synthesis. -- Kirkus Reviews
There has not been such a comprehensive and useful book in generations. -- Alan Gropman, Washington Post
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Art of War in the Western World (Hardcover)
When hollywood shapes most everyones view of history this outstanding work cuts through the lies, mis-representations and myths to present a lucid, readable and facinating look at how evolution of superior tactical systems and combat arms overthrew the status quo through the ages and caused empires to fall. From such technical innovations such as the stirrup and compound bow came the irresistable Hun and Mongol archers and the Mounted Knight. Tactical innovations such as the Roman Legion's Cohort became the battalion of today. A simple example can illustrate the relevancy of the author's work. He traces the rise and fall of Heavy Infantry as the supreme combat arm of the battle field. Infantry in the form of the Phallanx and Legion were displaced by Heavy Cavalry, only to regain dominance as battalions armed with pikes and then bayonet tipped muskets. Armored vehicles, the new Heavy Cavalry once again gained accendancy, but today we see the infantry once more rising to the fore armed with light weight automatic and antitank weapons. The author helps the layman understand how and why military forces and tactics have changed through 2000 years of history. In so doing he gives us insight into why they look the way they do today, and what forces drive the changes that we see taking place: the push towards lighter and more mobile infantry forces. Just as technical innovations drove the Phallanx from the battlefield in Roman times and massed regiments from the battlefields in the early 1900's, it is driving change today. Light air mobile infantry and armor, and special operations forces are being shaped by technology. This impressive work deserves the widest audience and a place on the bookself of layman and historian alike.
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