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Supplying war : logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
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ISBN: 052121730X Year: 1977 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University press

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Why did Napoleon succeed in 1805 but fail in 1812? Were the railways vital to Prussia's victory over France in 1870? Was the famous Schlieffen Plan militarily sound? Could the European half of World War II have been ended in 1944? These are only a few of the questions that form the subject-matter of this meticulously researched, lively book. Drawing on a very wide range of unpublished and previously unexploited sources, Martin van Creveld examines the 'nuts and bolts' of war: namely, those formidable problems of movement and supply, transportation and administration, so often mentioned - but rarely explored - by the vast majority of books on military history. In doing so he casts his net far and wide, from Gustavus Adolphus to Rommel, from Marlborough to Patton, subjecting the operations of each to a thorough analysis from a fresh and unusual point of view. The result is a fascinating book that has something new to say about virtually every one of the most important campaigns waged in Europe during the last two centuries.


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De evolutie van de oorlog : van de Marne tot Irak
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ISBN: 9789027445506 Year: 2007 Publisher: Utrecht Het Spectrum


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Hitler's strategy 1940-1941; : the Balkan clue
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ISBN: 0521201438 Year: 1973 Publisher: Cambridge : University press,

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The rise and decline of the state
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ISBN: 1107111331 0511016689 051111771X 0511324421 1280154500 0511148992 0511497598 0511048157 9780511016684 9780511117718 9780521656290 052165629X 9780521651905 0521651905 9780511497599 9780511324420 Year: 1999 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important and most characteristic of all modern institutions, is in decline. From Western Europe to Africa, many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. Many of their functions are being taken over by a variety of organizations which, whatever their precise nature, are not states. In this unique volume Martin van Creveld traces the story of the state from its beginnings to the present. Starting with the simplest political organizations that ever existed, he guides the reader through the origins of the state, its development, its apotheosis during the two World Wars, and its spread from its original home in Western Europe to cover the globe. In doing so, he provides a fascinating history of government from its origins to the present day.


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Wargames : from gladiators to gigabytes
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ISBN: 1107358132 1107238536 1107342260 1107255848 1107346010 110734851X 1139579878 1299408974 110734476X 110703695X 1107684420 9781107342262 9781139579872 9781107036956 9781107684423 9781107346017 Year: 2013 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Where did wargames come from? Who participated in them, and why? How is their development related to changes in real-life warfare? Which aspects of war did they capture, which ones did they leave out, how, and why? What do they tell us about the conduct of war in the times and places where they were played? How useful are they in training and preparation for war? Why are some so much more popular than others, and how do men and women differ in their interest? Starting with the combat of David versus Goliath, passing through the gladiatorial games, tournaments, trials by battle, duels, and board games such as chess, all the way to the latest simulations and computer games, this unique book traces the subject in all its splendid richness. As it does so, it provides new and occasionally surprising insights into human nature.

Supplying war : logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
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ISBN: 0511816219 0521837448 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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Why did Napoleon succeed in 1805 but fail in 1812? Could the European half of World War II have been ended in 1944? These are only two of the many questions that form the subject-matter of this meticulously researched, lively book. Drawing on a very wide range of sources, van Creveld examines the specifics of war: namely, those formidable problems of movement and supply, transportation and administration, so often mentioned - but rarely explored - by the vast majority of books on military history. In doing so he casts his net far and wide, from Gustavus Adolphus to Rommel, from Marlborough to Patton, subjecting the operations of each to a thorough analysis from an unusual point of view. In this edition with a new introduction, van Creveld revisits his now-classic text, and comments in a new afterword on the role of logistics in high-tech, modern warfare.


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We know the past ; do we have to live with it ?
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