Download or read book An Instinct for War written by Roger J Spiller and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiller combines a mastery of the primary sources with a vibrant historical imagination to locate a dozen turning points in the world's history of warfare that altered our understanding of war and its pursuit. We are conducted through profound moments by the voices of those who witnessed them and are given a graphic understanding of war, the devastating choices, the means by which battles are won and lost, and the enormous price exacted. Spiller's attention to the sights and sounds of battle enables us to feel the sting and menace of past violent conflicts as if they were today's.