Looks at the way a culture's values, ideas, and expectations shape armed conflict rather than technology being the dominant force throughtout history.

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Product Description: The Bayonets of the Republic challenges the view of the French revolutionary army as an unskilled but fiercely patriotic fighting force that won simply by overwhelming its enemies with bayonet assaults. Skillfully combining traditional and new military history, Lynn demonstrates that French combat effectiveness encompassed far more than mere patriotism or frenzied charges...read more

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Product Description: Mars must be fed. His tools of war demand huge quantities of fodder, fuel, ammunition, and food. All these must be produced, transported, and distributed to contending forces in the field. No one can doubt the importance of feeding Mars in warfare, and it takes no great effort to recognize that logistics has always been a major aspect of large-scale armed struggle...read more

Product Description: Challenges the idea of technological determinism in military history, juxtaposing the roles played by instruments, ideas, and institutions in shaping the evolution of warfare. The contributors explore a variety of themes and approaches to military action...read more