Ripples of Battle: How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think gritty realism and joys of the frontier

and joys of the frontier in a dazzling work of historical fiction

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Ripples of Battle: How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think gritty realism and joys of the frontierAuthor Contributor(s): Hanson, Victor Davis Publisher: Anchor Date: 10 12 2004 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW The effects of war refuse to remain local: they persist through the centuries, sometimes in unlikely ways far removed from the military arena. In Ripples of Battle, the acclaimed historian Victor Davis Hanson weaves wide ranging military and cultural history with his unparalleled gift for battle narrative as he illuminates the centrality of