War in the Modern World
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 1959
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xv, [1],400 pages. , Endpaper illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Theodore Ropp (born 22 May 1911 - died 2 December 2000) was a professor at Duke University. Theodore Ropp's first teaching position was at Harvard University in 1937-38. In 1938, Duke University appointed him instructor in history. He was appointed professor in 1959 and professor emeritus in 1980. Ropp first became well known through his contribution to Edward Mead Earle's acclaimed book Makers of Modern Strategy. Ropp's expertise was in wide demand as one of the few American civilian academics working in military and naval history. He served as the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College from 1962 to 1963. He was professor at the U.S. Army War College in 1972-73; visiting professor of military history U.S. Military Academy, 1976-77. In 1991, he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for lifetime achievement given by the Society for Military History. From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics covered include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath. …
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- Title
- War in the Modern World
- Author
- Ropp, Theodore
- Publisher
- Duke University Press, Durham, NC
- Publication year
- 1959
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0020363907
- ISBN 13
- 9780020363903
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition, First printing.
From the Renaissance to the Cold War, the definitive survey of the social, political, military, and technological aspects of modern warfare returns to print in a new paperback edition. Topics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath.
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Review
"Outstanding and penetrating outline of the processes of war and the means of fighting from 1415 onward."
(Chicago Tribune)"Far and away the best of the histories of military affairs."
(American Political Science Review)"Leaves the reader astonished by its combinations of brevity, clarity, and accuracy."
(Times Literary Supplement)"Surpasses any other general history of the subject."
(Library Journal)"The narrative flows easily, is illuminated by flashes of colorful detail, and relates the development of warfare to the political, technological, and economic changes of the modern era... Especially stimulating and helpful is Mr. Ropp's system of bibliographic footnotes. These are found on almost every page, directing the reader to a well-selected choice of historical and military writings which will provide more light and wider vistas whenever his interest is further stirred by what he is reading... This reviewer... has never seen anything quite as calculated to guide the beginner in further exploration of the subject or to serve as a quick reference index for the experienced analyst."
(New York Herald Tribune)"A substantial and scholarly history of modern warfare from the age of the 'great captains' through the innovations of the industrial revolution, to our age of unlimited violence."
(Foreign Affairs)"A brilliant survey of the history of warfare... the best yet produced anywhere."
(B. H. Lidell-Hart)"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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