Oxford University, later printing, 165 pages, trade paperback, no underlining, light wear.

Oxford University, later printing, 165 pages, trade paperback, no underlining, light wear.

Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition.

Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Updated Edition 2001. First published 1976. Cover illustration: detail from 'And there is no help for it', 1810, plate 15 of "The Disasters of War" by Goya. Clean and unmarked book, lower corner tip creased, pages evenly toned, binding tight, solid and square. A thousand years of history, covered comprehensively, showing how wars has often determined the character of society and society in exchange has determined the character of wars. Michael Howard has the historian's gift for combining the general view and the illuminating detail. This is a book that broadens and deepens our understanding of how the world we live in came to be in the shape it is. 165 pp w/Notes and Index. 5 x 7.75 inches. 2001, Oxford University Press, UK and New York.

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Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.