Historian Ilja Steffelbauer recounts the warlike course of human history in twelve individual fates, for every war has a face: mercenary and putschist, unwilling hero and war profiteer, child soldier and drone pilot pass the narrative down through the centuries. A stirring book that explains the importance of war for the development of civilisation without romanticising militarism, and provides insights into the lives of those who had to live in and from war. A historical panorama of immense power.
War is an elementary part of our culture, it is the normal state of affairs from a historical point of view and has had a decisive influence on our world. A glance at our constitutions and religions, our architecture and literature reveals this. But how has war influenced the course of history and what does it still have to do with us today?
Group
Books
State
Second Hand
Author
Steffelbauer, Ilja
Title
Der Krieg. Von Troja bis zur Drohne
Details
With 90 illustrations. Vienna: Christian Brandstätter Verlag 2017. 320 pages.
