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

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press (2012)
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Why battles matter -- Accepting the wager of battle -- Laying just claim to the profits of war -- The monarchical monopolization of military violence -- Were there really rules? -- The death of pitched battle.

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