Battle

A History Of Combat And Culture

John A Lynn

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Palgrave
24 November 2004

History; History: specific events & topics; War & defence operations

Battle: A History of Combat and Culture

spans the globe and the centuries to explore the way ideas shape the conduct of warfare. Drawing its examples from Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and America, John A. Lynn challenges the belief that technology has been the dominant influence on combat from ancient times to the present day. In battle, ideas can be more far more important than bullets or bombs. Carl von Clausewitz proclaimed that war is politics, but even more basically, war is culture. The hard reality of armed conflict is formed by - and, in turn, forms - a culture's values, assumptions, and expectations about fighting. The author examines the relationship between the real and the ideal, arguing that feedback between the two follows certain discernable paths. Battle rejects the currently fashionable notion of a ""Western way of warfare"" and replaces it with more nuanced concepts of varied and evolving cultural patterns of combat. After considering history, Lynn finally asks how the knowledge gained might illuminate our understanding of the war on terrorism.

By: John A Lynn
Imprint: Palgrave
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9780813333724
ISBN 10: 0813333725
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 24 November 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John A. Lynn, an expert on 17th and 18th century warfare, is a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an adjunct professor at Ohio State University. He is the author of Giant of the Grand Siecle and The Wars of Louis XIV.