A History of Warfare
John Keegan
Beginning with the premise that all civilizations owe their origins to warmaking, Keegan probes the meanings, motivations, and methods underlying war in different cultures over the course of more than two thousand years.
Award History
1 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooper Prize: History, Biography & Political Science | 1993 | Winner | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
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02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
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All civilizations owe their origins to warmaking, and war’s meanings, motivations, and methods can be examined across cultures over more than two thousand years.
Model confidence 42%
04 Reading orientation
45 / 100 academicTrade / academic crossover
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 45%.