{"product_id":"carnage-and-culture-landmark-battles-in-the-rise-to-western-power","title":"Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCarnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780385720380\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAnchor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2002\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eExamining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes's conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values-the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship-which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, \u003cb\u003eCarnage and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power | Victor Davis Hanson | Paperback | 9780385720380 | Used: Like New | Military History 1679317","offer_id":48864283000984,"sku":"1679317","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61CwNq0Q_bL.jpg?v=1775851607","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/carnage-and-culture-landmark-battles-in-the-rise-to-western-power","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}