The Western Way Of War by Victor Davis Hanson
Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
A provocative study arguing that the distinctive Western emphasis on heavily armed infantry and citizen-soldiers—embodied in the Greek hoplite phalanx—shaped political culture and long-term military practice; by contrasting close-order, disciplined infantry combat with the cavalry- and monarchy-centered warfare of Eastern societies, the book claims that the experience of collective, face-to-face fighting promoted virtues such as equality, civic responsibility, and initiative, and that these habits of arms helped forge and sustain core Western institutions and strategic continuities over centuries.
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- Published
- 1989
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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