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- ISBN
- 9780385504003
- Book Title
- Ripples of Battle : How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think
- Publisher
- Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Civilization, Military Science, Military / Ancient, Military / World War II, Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Item Weight
- 19.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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What defines a "watershed event," a moment in history that changes the world forever? Victor Davis Hanson tackles this intriguing question in RIPPLES OF BATTLE, an eye-opening look at three great military encounters: Okinawa, Shiloh, and Delium, an obscure battle of the Peloponnesian War. A master of military detail, Hanson describes the strategies and tactics, and the terrible cost in human life, of each battle. These vivid accounts set the stage for a wider inquiry into the long-term, often unintended, consequences of war. RIPPLES OF BATTLE begins with the most recent battle and works backward in time, starting with Okinawa (1945) and its legacy. While many have drawn comparisons between the 9/11 pilots and the Japanese kamikazes, Hanson argues that the real significance of the battle was the heightening of America's resolve to win the war at any cost. The failure of suicide tactics was also a vital catalyst in ending Japan's militarist leadership and setting the country on the path toward democracy. Next, Hanson explains how the death of Confederate Commander-in-Chief Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh (1862), long considered a turning point in the Civil War, gave birth to the myth of the Lost Cause-the belief that only a tragic accident of fate destroyed the South's noble dream. The stubborn devotion to this reactionary view would slow Southern progress for a century. Turning to the battle of Delium (424 B.C.), Hanson shows how the ripples of each battle spread and deepen with the passage of time. Little remembered today, the battle inspired a tragedy by Euripides, profoundly altered the direction of Western philosophy (Socrates was one of the few Athenians to survive), and virtually created Western infantry tactics. Employing the lens of the past to bring the present into focus, RIPPLES OF BATTLE is a work of penetrating insight and profound understanding of the human cost and consequence of war.
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Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385504004
ISBN-13
9780385504003
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2353797
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ripples of Battle : How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Civilization, Military Science, Military / Ancient, Military / World War II, Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
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"Like any good classicist, Victor Davis Hanson accepts the primacy of military history in human affairs. In 'Ripples of Battle,' a sequel of sorts to his masterful 'Carnage and Culture,' he shows the fascinating repercussions of three lesser-known battles. You cannot fully understand Hiroshima, the bitterness of the Old South, or the Golden Age of Athens without reading this gem of a book." --Robert D. Kaplan "Victor Davis Hanson is one of our leading military historians, and in 'Ripples of Battle' he does not disappoint. A far-reaching story of man, war, and history, it is, by turns, iconoclastic, touching, deeply learned, and endlessly fascinating. This slim book is a grand study." --Jay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month That Saved America "Victor Davis Hanson has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the most interesting and innovative military historians in the world. In 'Ripples of Battle,' he shows once again why he's the best. He ranges far and wide, from World War II to the wars of ancient Greece. Along the way he combines a born storyteller's gift for rip-roaring battle narrative with a scholar's attention to the deeper meaning of conflict. Once again he manages to take what may seem familiar and to show it in an utterly new light. The "ripples" that he identifieswhich include characters as disparate as Socrates and the author of Ben Hurastonish and delight. This book is not only deeply enlightening but also a sheer pleasure to read. It is, in short, vintage Victor." --Max Boot, Olin senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
Lccn
2003-044043
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
355.02
Lc Classification Number
U27.H38 2003
Copyright Date
2003
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