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The Rise and Decline of the State
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 30.00The state, which since the middle of the seventeenth century has been the most important of all modern institutions, is in decline. Many existing states are either combining into larger communities or falling apart. This unique volume traces the history of the state from its beginnings to the present day. more...
The Culture of War
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 35.00A respected scholar of military history and an expert on strategy, Martin van Creveld recently explored the modern world?s shifting method of combat in The Changing Face of War. Now, in The Culture of War, he argues that there is much more to war than just soldiers killing one another for whatever reason. War has always been a topic of deep intrigue.... more...
The Changing Face of War
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 16.00One of the most influential experts on military history and strategy has now written his magnum opus, an original and provocative account of the past hundred years of global conflict. The Changing Face of War is the book that reveals the path that led to the impasse in Iraq, why powerful standing armies are now helpless against ill-equipped insurgents,... more...
Transformation of War
Free Press 2009; US$ 35.00At 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... more...
Technology and War
Touchstone 2010; US$ 23.95In this impressive work, van Creveld considers man's use of technology over the past 4,000 years and its impact on military organization, weaponary, logistics, intelligence, communications, transportation, and command. This revised paperback edition has been updated to include an account of the range of technology in the recent Gulf War. more...
The Land of Blood and Honey
St. Martin's Press 2010; US$ 19.99The definitive one-volume history of Israel by its most distinguished historian From its Zionist beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century through the past sixty, tumultuous years, the state of Israel has been, as van Creveld argues, ?the greatest success story in the entire twentieth century.? In this crisp volume, he skillfully relates... more...
The Sword And The Olive
PublicAffairs 2008; US$ 21.00Published in the fiftieth anniversary year of the state of Israel: a complete history of one of the world's most admired?and most mythologized?fighting forces more...
The Age of Airpower
PublicAffairs 2011; US$ 18.99A renowned military historian tells the story of airpower's rise in the twentieth century-- and argues that its great days are over more...
Transformation of War
Free Press 2009; Not AvailableAt 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... more...









