Martin van Creveld Books

This unique volume traces the history of the state from its beginnings to the present day.

Instead of fearing a nuclear war between two superpowers, the world now watches smaller conflicts warily. This book addresses the question: Will fear and respect for nuclear weapons be sufficient to prevent their use despite the implacable hatred that characterizes many regional rivalries?

Analyses the performance of two key parties engaged in fighting during World War II.

A second edition of this classic work, commenting on the role of logistics in warfare.

In the form it has finally assumed, this volume falls into two very different parts. Part 1 was written by Dr. Steve Canby, Ken Brower, and Martin van Creveld at the invitation of Air University, Maxwell Airforce Base, Alabama. It represents the authors joint attempt to clarify the relationship between air power and maneuver warfare since 1939, a subject that derives its importance from the fact that maneuver warfare has been the U. S. Army’s official doctrine since the early eighties and remains so to the present day. By contrast, part 2 was added ex post facto. It contains the collective wisdom of the military doctrine analysts of the Air University on the same subjects, as well as the way in which the authors in the first section have presented them. The reader is invited to wade through the entire volume and draw his/her own conclusions about the past, present, and future of air power on the one hand and maneuver warfare on the other, assuming indeed that they do have a future.

At a time when unprecedented change in international affairs is forcing governments, citizens, and armed forces everywhere to re-assess the question of whether military solutions to political problems are possible any longer, Martin van Creveld has written an audacious searching examination of the nature of war and of its radical transformation in our own time. -- Published description

A compelling guide to prediction, a subject that is vital to modern existence.

Explores the history and development of wargames, and how they relate to real war and society in general.

A renowned military historian explores the concept of the culture of war that details the human fascination with the art of war, describing such facets of the phenomenon as war games, literature, ceremonies, customs, art, literature, and other examples. 15,000 first printing.