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Carnage and culture
landmark battles in the rise of Western power
Book • 2001
In 'Carnage and Culture', Victor Davis Hanson explores how Western culture and values, such as dissent, inventiveness, and citizenship, have consistently produced superior military forces.
The book examines landmark battles to demonstrate how armies reflect the cultures that produce them, highlighting the advantages of armies from free cultures.
Hanson's thesis challenges explanations based on geography or technology, emphasizing instead the role of cultural factors in Western military success.
The book examines landmark battles to demonstrate how armies reflect the cultures that produce them, highlighting the advantages of armies from free cultures.
Hanson's thesis challenges explanations based on geography or technology, emphasizing instead the role of cultural factors in Western military success.
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Pointed out by Speaker 1, that despotisms always underestimate the capacity of the democracies.
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The Attack 20 Years in the Making
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Victor Davis Hanson as his own book exploring decisive battles that illustrated Westerns.
Victor Davis Hanson as his own book exploring decisive battles that illustrated Westerns.
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