War in European History Condition:Good [White's] marriage of lawyerly acumen

[White's] marriage of lawyerly acumen and classically trained literary sensibility—equally evident in his earlier work

He was closely monitored and once faced accusations of spying

the removal of inequalities related to class

beautiful and beguiling Poppy demands to be his wife in every way that matters

Colonel Dupuy begins with the Prussian generals of the 1800s including Frederick the Great

War in European History Condition:Good [White's] marriage of lawyerly acumen`Wars have often determined the character of society. Society in exchange has determined the character of wars. This is the theme of Michael Howard's stimulating book. It is written with all his usual skill and in its small compass is perhaps the most original book he has written. Though he surveys a thousand years of history, he does so without sinking in a slough of facts and draws a broad outline of developments which will delight the general