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- catalog abstract ""Why do men fight? What motivates an ordinary citizen to burn and kill? What, in the end, motivates an army to win?"--Jacket. "In The Soul of Battle, Victor Davis Hanson, answers these questions in a new and startling way. Hanson offers three incredible stories - the sagas of history's greatest marches - that coalesce into a single powerful theory of men and war. Each story involves a democratic army pulled together on short notice, which marched deep into enemy territory to overthrow a government whose morality was fundamentally repugnant to its own. Each army stunned the world by covering many miles and capturing huge numbers of its demoralized foes. In all three cases, Hanson argues, conviction (more than firepower) made the difference against long odds. Hanson's conclusion has far-reaching consequences in our convictionless times: right makes might."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11426493.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""In The Soul of Battle, Victor Davis Hanson, answers these questions in a new and startling way. Hanson offers three incredible stories - the sagas of history's greatest marches - that coalesce into a single powerful theory of men and war. Each story involves a democratic army pulled together on short notice, which marched deep into enemy territory to overthrow a government whose morality was fundamentally repugnant to its own. Each army stunned the world by covering many miles and capturing huge numbers of its demoralized foes. In all three cases, Hanson argues, conviction (more than firepower) made the difference against long odds. Hanson's conclusion has far-reaching consequences in our convictionless times: right makes might."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Why do men fight? What motivates an ordinary citizen to burn and kill? What, in the end, motivates an army to win?"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-468) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Yeomen of Thebes : Epaminondas's descent into the Peloponnese, Winter-Spring, 170-369 B.C. -- pt. 2. The Army of the West : Sherman's March to the Sea, November 16-December 21, 1864 -- pt. 3. The Third Army : Patton's race into Germany, August 1, 1944-May 8, 1945.".
- catalog extent "480 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Soul of battle.".
- catalog identifier "0684845024 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Soul of battle.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Soul of battle.".
- catalog subject "355/.009 21".
- catalog subject "D25.5 .H26 1999".
- catalog subject "Epaminondas, approximately 420 B.C.- Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "Military history.".
- catalog subject "Motivation (Psychology)".
- catalog subject "Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Military leadership.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Yeomen of Thebes : Epaminondas's descent into the Peloponnese, Winter-Spring, 170-369 B.C. -- pt. 2. The Army of the West : Sherman's March to the Sea, November 16-December 21, 1864 -- pt. 3. The Third Army : Patton's race into Germany, August 1, 1944-May 8, 1945.".
- catalog title "The soul of battle : from ancient times to the present day, how three great liberators vanquished tyranny / Victor Davis Hanson.".
- catalog type "text".