{"product_id":"carnage-and-culture-victor-davis-hanson-9780385720380","title":"Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power","description":"Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times--from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes's conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive--Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values-the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship-which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, \u003cb\u003eCarnage and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Davis Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385720386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385720380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.18w x 1.09d","brand":"Victor Davis Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049313038591,"sku":"9780385720380","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6adc57c-e7ac-439b-8b8f-da770c79dea4.jpg?v=1685000861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carnage-and-culture-victor-davis-hanson-9780385720380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}