The conduct of war, 1789-1961: A study of the impact of the French, industrial, and Russian revolutions on war and its conduct - Hardcover

Fuller, J. F. C

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313231311 ISBN 13: 9780313231315

Publisher: Greenwood Press, 1981

Synopsis

This book, originally published in 1961, examines the wars from the age of absolute rulers, and the destructive impact of revolutionary and democratic government on this state of affairs. It discusses the relation between war and policy, and takes into account how the character of war in the first half of the twentieth century affected international diplomacy.

About this title

About the Author:

Major General J.F.C. Fuller (1878-1966) was one of the most important and original military thinkers of this century. He served as lieutenant in the Boer War, organized the first British tank corps in World War I, and developed the strategy and tactics of tank warfare which were later put to such effective use by the Nazis for their World War II blitzkriegs. His many books include A Military History of the Western World (3 volumes), The Generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant, and The Generalship of Alexander the Great, all of which are available from Da Capo Press/Perseus Book Group.

Review:

‘A tour de force in the way it embraces and weaves together the political, economic and military factors’ B. H. Liddell Hart

‘A work which sums up succinctly the learning of a life-time.’ New Statesman

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0313231311
• ISBN 13: 9780313231315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352