The Nature of Modern Warfare
by Falls, Cyril
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good, fair
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Place_Pub: London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1941. First Edition. good, fair. 101, DJ soiled, discolored, and worn: small edge tears/chips. This scarce work contains the four Lees Knowles Lectures which the author delivered at Cambridge in 1941, on "The Doctrine of Total War, " "The Mechanized Attack, " "Tactics of Defense, " and "Immutable Realities" (i.e., strategy). The fifth paper in this book is "Notes on Mountain War." While the aim is to throw light on modern land warfare, the role of aircraft in co-operation with ground forces is also discussed, and there is consideration of the influence of sea power on armies in the field.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52104
- Title
- The Nature of Modern Warfare
- Author
- Falls, Cyril
- Book Condition
- Used - good, fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Place_Pub: London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Modern Warfare, Defense, Tactics, Mountain Warfare, Strategy, Land Warfare, Aircraft, Sea Power, Total War
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- First Edition
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