THE CULTURE OF WAR

Book ID/图书代码： 01240007B18184

English Summary/英文概要： This book is critical to our understanding why war is the way it is. First ever volume on the culture of war and how, in spite of cultural, technological, and tactical changes, much of it has remained the same from ancient times to the present day. It’s a fascinating subject matter told with clarity and without bias.
In theory war is a means to an end, a rational, if very brutal, activity intended to serve the interests of one group of people by killing, wounding, or otherwise incapacitating those who oppose it. In reality, nothing could be farther from the truth. Facts beyond number prove that war exercises a powerful fascination in its own right. Out of this fascination grew an entire culture that surrounds it as water surrounds a fish.
The culture of war ranges from the often exuberant shapes and decoration of armor to today’s "tiger suits"; from war games played by the ancient Egyptians on specially-made boards all the way to the vast variety of present-day war games, exercises, and maneuvers; and from Yahweh’s commandments in the Pentateuch to the numbered paragraphs of today’s international law. It includes the values and traditions of warriors as manifested in their deportment, customs, literature, parades, reviews, and other assorted ceremonies, as well as the endlessly varied ways in which wars have been declared, brought to a formal end, and commemorated.
This volume, the first of its kind in any language, provides a comprehensive account of the subject. It takes aim both at leftists who denounce the culture of war as "militarist" and at "hard headed" strategists who see it as useless; arguing that the culture of war, far from being passé, is as alive today as it has ever been. Conversely, a society which, for one reason or another, loses touch with this culture will be helpless in front of one that has retained it and relishes in it.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 從古至今戰爭於人文、科技、戰略皆有所改變，但戰爭的本質仍維持不變。
從古代戰爭必備的盔甲形狀與裝飾，到今日的戰備裝置；從古埃及的軍事演習方式，到現今廣大各式各樣的軍事演習、操練、策略；從摩西十戒到現今國際法律。
探討過去武士的價值與傳統，其舉止風度、風俗慣例、文學作品、遊行閱兵、時事評論、與其他各式各樣的禮節儀式。作者說明戰爭文化並沒有過時且對現今社會具重大意義。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Martin van Creveld耶路撒冷希伯來大學歷史系教授，著名軍事史及戰略研究專家。他寫過18本書，翻譯成14種語言。被認為是研究未來武裝衝突的最重要的參考書籍。
Martin van Creveld擔任許多國家政府的國防顧問，包括美國、加拿大與瑞典。CNN、BBC、《美國新聞週刊》、《國際前鋒論壇報》國際知名報章媒體訪問撰稿。

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