The Resource Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century, Alistair Horne
Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century, Alistair Horne
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- Summary
- A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field,"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 in a different form by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- Part I: Tsushima, 1905. The new century ; Port Arthur ; Into Manchuria ; Odyssey, followed by Iliad ; The battle at sea ; Peace
- Part II: Nomonhan, 1939. Japan goes sour ; Zhukov, Sorge, Tsuji ; The incident
- Part III: Moscow, 1941. General Summer ; General Winter
- Part IV: Midway, 1942. The Kido Butai
- Fortune tilts
- Part V: Korea and Dien Bien Phu, 1950-1954. The American Caesar ; Echoes of Verdun
- Isbn
- 9780062397805
- Label
- Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century
- Title
- Hubris
- Title remainder
- the tragedy of war in the twentieth century
- Statement of responsibility
- Alistair Horne
- Title variation
- Tragedy of war in the 20th century
- Subject
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- truePride and vanity
- trueTsushima, Battle of, 1905
- trueWar -- History -- 20th century
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century
- trueArrogance
- War -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory Writing -- Military
- trueMidway, Battle of, 1942
- trueDefeat (Military science)
- Military art and science -- History -- 20th century
- trueBattles -- History -- 20th century
- trueDien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Battle of, 1954
- trueMilitary history
- trueMoscow, Battle of, 1941-1942
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field,"--Amazon.com
- Summary
- A close observer of war and history for more than 50 years revisits six battles from the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders, to reveal the link between them all?hubris
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10452057
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1925-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Horne, Alistair
- Dewey number
- 355.02/0904
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- War
- Military art and science
- Military history, Modern
- Target audience
- adult
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- the tragedy of war in the twentieth century
- Label
- Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century, Alistair Horne
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 in a different form by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-355) and index
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Tsushima, 1905. The new century ; Port Arthur ; Into Manchuria ; Odyssey, followed by Iliad ; The battle at sea ; Peace -- Part II: Nomonhan, 1939. Japan goes sour ; Zhukov, Sorge, Tsuji ; The incident -- Part III: Moscow, 1941. General Summer ; General Winter -- Part IV: Midway, 1942. The Kido Butai -- Fortune tilts -- Part V: Korea and Dien Bien Phu, 1950-1954. The American Caesar ; Echoes of Verdun
- Control code
- 20438147
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062397805
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn898052698
- (OCoLC)898052698
- Label
- Hubris : the tragedy of war in the twentieth century, Alistair Horne
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 in a different form by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-355) and index
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Tsushima, 1905. The new century ; Port Arthur ; Into Manchuria ; Odyssey, followed by Iliad ; The battle at sea ; Peace -- Part II: Nomonhan, 1939. Japan goes sour ; Zhukov, Sorge, Tsuji ; The incident -- Part III: Moscow, 1941. General Summer ; General Winter -- Part IV: Midway, 1942. The Kido Butai -- Fortune tilts -- Part V: Korea and Dien Bien Phu, 1950-1954. The American Caesar ; Echoes of Verdun
- Control code
- 20438147
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062397805
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn898052698
- (OCoLC)898052698
Subject
- trueArrogance
- trueBattles -- History -- 20th century
- trueDefeat (Military science)
- trueDien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Battle of, 1954
- trueHistory Writing -- Military
- trueMidway, Battle of, 1942
- Military art and science -- History -- 20th century
- trueMilitary history
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century
- trueMoscow, Battle of, 1941-1942
- truePride and vanity
- trueTsushima, Battle of, 1905
- trueWar -- History -- 20th century
- War -- History -- 20th century
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