The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--

The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics—that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens�

In this seminal new work, Martin Shaw, a leading expert on the sociology of war, argues that the new Western way of war is in crisis. He charts the development

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Wes

Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who c