Product Description: The legendary historian and author of A Savage War of Peace and The Price of Glory distills a lifetime's study to reflect on six critical battles that changed the course of the twentieth century.Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years...read more

Product Description: A generation after the First Gulf War, and in the wake of a decade of counterinsurgency operations and irregular warfare, this book explores how the concept of the Revolution in Military Affairs continues to shape the way modern militaries across the globe think about, plan and fight wars...read more

Product Description: “EMINENTLY PROVOCATIVE AND READABLE.”—THE WALL STREET JOURNALSir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris...read more

Product Description: Since the end of the Cold War, scholars, military historians and analysts have struggled to agree a workable definition of contemporary warfare with reference to the conflicts that have erupted since 1989, whether in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq or Afghanistan, to name only a few...read more

Product Description: The greatness of a battle is determined by its effect and influence upon events. In a series of thrilling examinations of twelve of the most significant encounters of the last three decades, Connaughton presents a fascinating insight into modern battles—such as the Falklands and Afghanistan—and the influence they have on contemporary events...read more