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This scholarly and original study of military thought during the nineteenth century, continues and expands the themes Azar Gat explored in The Origins of Military Thought. The present volume spans the period from the aftermath of the Napoleonic era to the outbreak of the First World War. Encompassing Prussia/Germany, France, Great Britain, the USA, and the Marxist theory later to gain sway in Russia, it focuses on the wider conceptions of war, strategy, and military theory which dominated the West in this period, and Dr Gat's penetrating analysis uncovers the intellectual assumptions and the picture of the past which underlay military policy and practice.

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Gat's study will likely become the standard text on nmilitary thought in civilian as well as military schools for some time to come. --American Historical Review<br> The scope is broadly cultural and comprehensive, and the scholarship is impressive....[a] brilliant synthesis of modern military and naval analysis. The book is highly recommended. --The Historian<br> Those truly interested in the study of military theory will find this book a welcome, even necessary, addition to their collection. Military Review<br> .,. A holistic account of modern military thought. I await his next volume with anticipation. --Journal of Modern History.<br>

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