The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war /

The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Whitman, James Q., 1957-
Imprint:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Description:	323 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	War -- Moral and ethical aspects. Combat -- Moral and ethical aspects. Battles -- Europe -- History -- 18th century. Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- 18th century. War (International law) Military ethics -- History -- 18th century. Military history -- 18th century. Battles. Combat -- Moral and ethical aspects. Military art and science. Military ethics. Military history. War (International law) War -- Moral and ethical aspects. Europe. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8937725

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ISBN:	9780674067141 (alk. paper) 0674067142 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

A Note to the Reader
Introduction
1. Why Battles Matter
2. Accepting the Wager of Battle
3. Laying Just Claim to the Profits of War
4. The Monarchical Monopolization of Military Violence
5. Were There Really Rules?
6. The Death of Pitched Battle
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index