NATION IN ARMS: Five Armies That Made Europe

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A critical study of five historical armies that offers solutions for how contemporary forces need to change to deal with modern threats. Author draws lessons from their experience to establish long-standing principles that are as relevant today as they were in the 4th century. It is a book about armies, their loyalties, their organization and their souls. Analyzes five armies who have adapted successful defenses through history: the 4th-century Roman army of Constantine the Great; the 15th-century Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmet II; Cromwell's New Model Army of the English Civil War; the Prussian Army of the Napoleonic Wars; and the US Army of the Second World War. Contains eight-page plate section in color and black and white.