Since war is among the oldest of human activities - long antedating the invention of writing - presumably the earliest attempts to record it took the form of poems or songs that were performed on suitable occasions. However revealing or inspiring, poems are no substitute for military theory and written history.
Encyclopedia of WarfareREADERSHIP: General (US: Trade)
ISBN-10: 1782740236
ISBN-13: 9781782740230
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Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Publication date: September 2013
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Dimensions: 244 x 204 x 55 mm
Weight: 2334 g
Pages: 1024 pages, 650 maps pages
Title: Encyclopedia of Warfare