The Eternal War: 3,000 Years of Modern Warfare

What is the connection between Greek hoplites, Roman legionaries and the GIs who captured Baghdad? Why are conventional wars almost always won by Western armies? How have 'ancient' military writers such as Sun Tzu, Machiavelli and Clausewitz left their mark on the course of 'modern' wars? Were biological and chemical weapons used in antiquity and the Middle Ages?
DE ETERNIGE WARLOG attempts to answer these and many other questions. Based on the most recent scientific insights, historian Frank Decat traverses three millennia of military history. The result is a readable story about warfare since Antiquity, with an emphasis on the factor of continuity. The book is surprising, illuminating and groundbreaking in several areas.
THE ETERNAL WAR not only unravels the complex world of tactics and strategy, but also shows how old ideas often lurk behind new wars.