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1	Command in War more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald Many books have been written about strategy, tactics, and great commanders. This is the first book to deal exclusively with the nature of command itself, and to trace its development over two thousand years from ancient Greece to Vietnam. It treats historically the whole variety of problems involved in commanding armies, including staff ... see all copies from $4.07! new only from $26.65! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Transformation of War more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald, Martin Van Creveld Analyzes who fights wars and why, and examines the inevitability of man's need to "play" at war. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $21.45! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present more books like this by Martin L. van Crevald In this impressive work, van Creveld considers man's use of technology over the past 4,000 years and its impact on military organization, weaponary, logistics, intelligence, communications, transportation, and command. This revised paperback edition has been updated to include an account of the range of technology in the recent Gulf War. 12 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Art of War (Smithsonian History of Warfare): War and Military Thought more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald This unique book is the only one to cover the history of military thought in its entirety. Starting with the ancient Chinese writers, and in particular Sun Tzu, Martin Van Creveld takes the reader through Greece, Rome, Byzantium and the Middle Ages before entering the second great age of military thinkers and strategists with moderns like ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $9.96! \| SVS
6	The Sword and the Olive: A Critical History of the Israeli Defense Force more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald The Israeli Defense Force has long been one of the world's most admired--and most mythologized--fighting forces. But is it--was it ever--everything it's cracked up to be? Have its remarkable, against all odds, victories been a double-edged sword for Israel? . Combining razor-sharp analysis with dramatic narrative, vivid portraits of soldiers and ... see all copies from $3.43! new only from $10.39! \| first editions
7	Moshe Dayan more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald Martin van Creveld's Moshe Dayan tells the story of one man and of one people, to whom he was a figurehead - a symbol of their patriotism and their determination to survive. Born in a kibbutz in 1915, Dayan joined the Hagana when he was just fourteen, thus starting early a military career that saw him serve in every war fought in the Middle East ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.68!
8	The Rise and Decline of the State more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald 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 ... see all copies from $19.49! new only from $22.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	History of Warfare: Art of War: War and Military Thought more books like this by Martin L. Van Crevald Part of a unique venture: a twenty-four volume series that captures the entire history of warfare, written by leading authorities. Series Editor John Keegan, the foremost military historian of our time. Fully illustrated throughout and incorporating state-of-the-art computer generated maps and graphics that bring the battlefield to life. see all copies from $5.70! new only from $15.50! \| first editions
10	Defending Israel: A Controversial Plan Toward Peace more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald An Israeli historian argues for a withdrawal from the territories won in the Six-Day War. Martin van Creveld says that the decades-long occupation has made Israel less safe in many ways, that it has been a drain on the economy, and that it stands in the way of Israel's dream of being a lamp unto nations. He cites advances in military technology ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Changing Face of War: Lessons of Combat, from the Marne to Iraq more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald One of the most influential experts on military history and strategy has now written his magnum opus, an original and provocative account of the past hundred years of global conflict. The Changing Face of War is the book that reveals the path that led to the impasse in Iraq, why powerful standing armies are now helpless against ill-equipped ... see all copies from $7.34! new only from $13.19! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Fighting power : German and U.S. Army performance, 1939-1945 more books like this by Martin Van Creveld see all copies from $39.95! new only from $81.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries: From Anarchism to Zhou Enlai more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald (Editor) Encompassing history and the world, this volume brings to life the forms of revolutions and resistance movements undertaken to effect fundamental social change; the nonviolent and passive demonstrations that have transformed the world; and the intellectual and economic upheavals that have shaped human thought and institutions. see all copies from $2.93! new only from $20.88! \| first editions
14	Nuclear Proliferation and the Future of Conflict more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald Instead of fearing a nuclear war between two superpowers, the world now watches smaller conflicts warily, concerned that frustration or bitterness may lead to last resort measures. In this book, Martin Van Creveld addresses the question: Will fear and respect for nuclear weapons be sufficient to prevent their use despite the implacable hatred that ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $19.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton more books like this by Van Creveld Martin L, Martin L van Crevald 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. ... see all copies from $26.00! first editions
16	The Training of Officers: From Military Professionalism to Irrelevance more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald Asserting that training reflects the changing nature of war itself, van Creveld traces the evolution of the education of military commanders from Pericles to Eisenhower, making specific recommendations for present reform. see all copies from $4.59! first editions
17 view cover	Men, Women & War: Do Women Belong in the Front Line? more books like this by Martin Van Creveld, Martin L Van Crevald Thoughout history women have kept away from the front line of battle. With a few exceptions, the role of women in wartime has always been one of support for the men who do the fighting. But now, at the beginning of a new century, all that has changed, and for the first time ever women are beginning to win places in the front line. It is a ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $19.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Air Power and Maneuver Warfare more books like this by Martin L. Van Crevald, Kenneth S. Brower (Contributions by), Steven L. Canby (Contributions by) see all copies from $5.00! new only from $22.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Fighting Power: German and U.S. Army Performance, 1939-1945 more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald see all copies from $24.00! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
20	Hitler's Strategy 1940?1941: The Balkan Clue more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald, Van Creveld, Margot Light (Editor) Did Mussolini invade Greece against Hitler's wishes? Were Fuhrer's plans for that country purely defensive? How did the German campaign in the Balkans affect their attack on Soviet Russia? These are a few of the questions to which Dr van Crevland provides provocative answers. Using Hitler's attitude to Greece and Yugoslavia as a vital clue, this ... see all copies from $37.21! first editions
21 view cover	Supplying War 2ed more books like this by Martin L Van Crevald, Martin Van Creveld 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 unpublished sources, van Creveld examines the specifics of war: namely, those ... see all copies from $74.50! new only from $74.50!

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