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1	The first world war more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist This one-volume history condenses the prodigious research that Hew Strachan did while preparing his three-volume history of the Great War. Comprehensive and definitive, it examines the military, political and social aspects of the conflict that introduced new methods of warfare and set in motion the history of the rest of the 20th century. see all copies from $6.39! new only from $10.96! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Clausewitz's on War: A Biography more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz's "On War" has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is required reading at military academies to this day. But "On War," which was never finished and was ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	To Arms more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social ... see all copies from $28.50! new only from $28.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist The First World War has shaped the history of the twentieth century. It was the first conflict in which aeroplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role, the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. It precipitated the collapse of the empires of Austria-Hungary and Turkey, and it promoted revolution ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $20.40! \| first editions \| SVS
5	European Armies and the Conduct of War more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist No online description is currently available. If you would like to receive information about this title, please email Routledge at info@routledge-ny.com This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk. see all copies from $2.28! new only from $25.54!
6	Financing the First World War more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist "To Arms" is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. The First World War was costly in treasure as well as lives. Before its outbreak many ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Outbreak of the First World War more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist "To Arms" is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. Ever since its outbreak in 1914, the causes of the First World War have been one of the major ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $11.07! \| SVS
8	The British Army, Manpower and Society Into the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist At the turn of the millennium, the British Army finds its position in relation to British society paradoxical. One one level it enjoys public support; it is seen as a highly professional organization in which the civil population has great trust. On another, its values are portrayed as out of touch with society; its policies or its behaviour in ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $49.29! \| SVS
9	Military Lives more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor), Brian Harrison add to wishlist The 20th century saw two major world wars and many major and minor conflicts. Who made themselves known through their involvement in those wars and conflicts? Who do we remember? Who were the heroes of the army, navy, and airforce? Who should have been the heroes? What makes someone dedicate their life to the defence of a nation, whether it be on ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
10	Clausewitz's on War more books like this by Hew Strachan, Simon Vance (Read by) add to wishlist Strachan, one of the worlds foremost military historians, explains how and why Carl von Clausewitz came to write the military strategy classic "On War," elucidates what the author meant, and offers insight into the impact it made on conflict as well as its continued significance in the world today. Unabridged. 5 CDs. see all copies from $8.84! new only from $12.32! \| SVS
11 view cover	World War 1: A History more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist The First World War has shaped the history of the twentieth century. It was the first conflict in which aeroplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role, the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. It precipitated the collapse of the empires of Austria-Hungary and Turkey, and it promoted revolution ... see all copies from $4.60! new only from $63.13! \| first editions
12 view cover	The First World War: A New Illustrated History more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist A significant addition to the literature on World War I, which takes a global view of what has frequently been misperceived as a prolonged skirmish on the Western Front. Exploring such theatres as the Balkans, Africa and the Ottoman Empire, this single-volume work assesses Britain's participation in the light of what became a struggle for the ... see all copies from $14.27! new only from $50.79! \| first editions
13 view cover	The First World War in Africa more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist "To Arms" is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. The First World War was not just fought in the trenches of the western front. It embraced all ... see all copies from $15.32! new only from $23.49! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Carl Von Clausewitz's "on War": a Book That Shook the World (Books That Shook the World) by Hew Strachan add to wishlist 'Atlantic Books has achieved a publishing coup with its "Books that Shook the World" series...short biographies of great books, securing the best people to write them and ensuring that the remit to produce compendious, clear and engaged accounts...this series is a big success.' - A. C. Grayling, "The Times." Rights have been sold in 15 countries. ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $10.72!
15 view cover	Big Wars and Small Wars: The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist The book sets out to show how in the 20th century the British army has learnt lessons from one war in order to prepare for the next. The story is complex for two reasons. First, the truism that all armies learn lessons from wars, usually the wrong ones, is unhelpful. Experience is one of the cornerstones of doctrine: the key issues are which ... see all copies from $101.71! new only from $101.71!
16 view cover	Arnhem 1944 more books like this by William F Buckingham, Hew Strachan (Editor) add to wishlist An explosive new history of the battle immortalised in A Bridge Too Far where paratroopers fought in vain to secure a bridgehead over the Rhine. On Sunday 17 September 1944, over 2,000 transport aircraft lifted off from airfields across England and set a course for Holland. They were the first wave of the largest airborne operation in history, ... see all copies from $11.55! new only from $11.55! \| SVS
17 view cover	Command and Control in Military Crisis: Devious Decisions more books like this by Harald Hoiback, Hew Strachan (Foreword by) add to wishlist Breaking with the tradition that literature about the direction and coordination of military forces should only deal with technology and procedures, this work also takes into account the underlying domestic conditions of a conflict, including cultural, personal and political relations. The book focuses on two instances, where fundamental ... see all copies from $43.13! new only from $43.13! \| SVS
18	From Waterloo to Balaclava: Tactics, Technology, and the British Army 1814-1854 more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist In 1815 the British army stood at a peak in its history: under Wellington it had taken part in the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Yet in 1854, when next engaged in war against a European enemy, its performance was at best mediocre and at worst disastrous. For the press at the time, as for historians since, the Crimean War revealed an ... see all copies from $52.50! new only from $75.42! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Politics of the British Army more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist The British army, unlike some other armies, has never staged a coup d'etat. As a result it has prided itself on its ready subordination to parliamentary government, portraying its nature as essentially apolitical. The reality is very different. Armies are inherently political entities, embedded in the fabric of the state, and intimately involved ... see all copies from $90.00! new only from $110.77! \| first editions
20	Clausewitz. Vom Kriege by Hew; Schuler Strachan, Karin add to wishlist see all copies from $16.75! new only from $33.93!
21	British Military Uniforms 1768-1796: The Dress of the British Army from Official Sources more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist see all copies from $60.82!
22 view cover	Big Wars and Small Wars: The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century more books like this by Strachan Hew add to wishlist see all copies from $41.30! new only from $42.54!
23	Wellington's Legacy: The Reform of the British Army, 1830-54 more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist see all copies from $75.42! first editions
24 view cover	The First World War. Vol 1, To arms more books like this by Hew Strachan add to wishlist This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history ... see all copies from $47.15! first editions
25 view cover	Clausewitz in the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Hew Strachan (Editor), Andreas Herberg-Rothe (Editor) add to wishlist Clausewitz's On War has, at least until very recently, been regarded as the most important work of theory on its subject. But since the end of the Cold War in 1990, and even more since the 9/11 attacks on the United states in 2001, an increasing number of commentators have argued that On War has lost its analytical edge as a tool for ... see all copies from $81.44! new only from $81.44!

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