The lessons of history /
Michael Howard.
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c1991.
- 217 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index.
"The lessons of history": an inaugural lecture given in the University of Oxford, March 1981 -- Empires, nations and wars -- Prussia in European history -- Empire, race and war in pre-1914 Britain -- The Edwardian arms race -- Men against fire: the doctrine of the offensive in 1914 -- Europe on the eve of the First World War -- 1945-End of an era? -- Ideology and international relations -- Churchill and the era of national unity -- War and social change -- Military experience in European literature -- Structure and process in history: a valedictory lecture given in the University of Oxford, May 1989.
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History, Modern--20th century. Historia moderna--Siglo XX Historia militar moderna Historia mundial Military history, Modern--20th century. World history. Military history.