"Military History: Lectures Delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge" by J. W. Fortescue is a series of academic talks from the early 1900s that investigates what really matters in military history. Rather than just listing battles, the book claims it is about the bigger struggles and connections between groups of people and the organizations upholding power through armies and battles. The initial lecture begins by tackling the difficult task of explaining what military history means, with the author suggesting it's really people fighting each other using organized groups of armed men. Fortescue uses examples like trade wars and civil wars to demonstrate conflicts do not necessitate soldiers fighting to be important historically. This creates a more complete idea of what military history is and suggests how many different ways people can fight.
Military History: Lectures Delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge
By J. W. (John William) Fortescue
Go beyond the battlefield to understand how wars and conflicts shape societies and define what it means to be human.
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About the AuthorSir John William Fortescue was a British military historian. He was a historian of the British Army and served as Royal Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle from 1905 until 1926.
Sir John William Fortescue was a British military historian. He was a historian of the British Army and served as Royal Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle from 1905 until 1926.
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