War Since 1945
- ISBN-10
- 0399125949
- ISBN-13
- 9780399125942
- Category
- History / Military / General
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Putnam Publishing Group
- Author
- Michael Carver
Description
An account by the British Field Marshall of the causes and conduct of the principal wars throughout the world since 1945, tracing the interaction of political and military events.
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