War
by Gwynne Dyer /
1985 / English / PDF
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While modern science ponders whether human beings are programmed
toward belligerence and warfare, there is no doubt that war has
been humanity’s constant companion since the dawn of
civilization and that we have become all too proficient in its
conduct. In
While modern science ponders whether human beings are programmed
toward belligerence and warfare, there is no doubt that war has
been humanity’s constant companion since the dawn of
civilization and that we have become all too proficient in its
conduct. InWar
War, noted military historian and
award-winning journalist Gwynne Dyer ranges from the tumbling
walls of Jericho to the modern advent of total war. He shows how
the martial instinct has evolved over the human generations and
among our close primate relations. Dyer confronts the reality of
war, and the threat of nuclear weapons, but does not despair that
war is our eternal legacy. He likes and respects soldiers, even
while he knows their job is to kill; he understands the physics
and the psychology of battles, but is no war junkie. Dyer surveys
the fiery battlefields of human history, never losing sight of
the people caught up in war. He actually believes there is hope
that war, like slavery, can be abolished. This brilliant book
explores the human past to imagine a different future.
, noted military historian and
award-winning journalist Gwynne Dyer ranges from the tumbling
walls of Jericho to the modern advent of total war. He shows how
the martial instinct has evolved over the human generations and
among our close primate relations. Dyer confronts the reality of
war, and the threat of nuclear weapons, but does not despair that
war is our eternal legacy. He likes and respects soldiers, even
while he knows their job is to kill; he understands the physics
and the psychology of battles, but is no war junkie. Dyer surveys
the fiery battlefields of human history, never losing sight of
the people caught up in war. He actually believes there is hope
that war, like slavery, can be abolished. This brilliant book
explores the human past to imagine a different future.
Abundantly illustrated, with sources from Egyptian pyramid
paintings to searing photos from today's news magazines,
Abundantly illustrated, with sources from Egyptian pyramid
paintings to searing photos from today's news magazines,War
War is a telling account of mankind’s most destructive
tradition.
is a telling account of mankind’s most destructive
tradition.
