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"This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare from 1775 to the present." --Military Review

A thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive picture of the evolution of modern warfare.

From reviews of the first edition:

"There is nothing else in print that tells so much so concisely about how war has been conducted since the days of Gen. George Washington."--Russell F. Weigley

"A superior synthesis. Well written, nicely organized, remarkably comprehensive, and laced with facts."--Military Affairs

..". a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." Choice

"A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea." Gunther Rothenberg

A history of war and warfare from ancient to early modern times, Larry Addington s new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in a certain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.

"This book has been long needed: a concise, complete and dispassionate survey of the Vietnam War.... Best of all, the no-nonsense approach answers questions as soon as they arise in the reader's mind." --Kliatt

"If there is such a thing as an objective account of the Vietnam War], this is it.... If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one." --New York Review of Books

A short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America's military involvement in Vietnam by an experienced guide to the causes and conduct of war, Larry H. Addington. He begins...