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Battle
Battle: A History of Combat and Culture spans the globe and the centuries to explore the way ideas shape the conduct of warfare. Drawing its examples from Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and America, John A. Lynn challenges the belief that technology has been the dominant influence on combat from ancient times to the present day. In battle, ideas can be more far more important than bullets or bombs. Clausewitz proclaimed that war is politics, but even more basically, war is culture. The hard reality of armed conflict is formed by -- and, in turn, forms -- a culture's values, assumptions, and expectations about fighting. The author examines the relationship between the real and the ideal, arguing that feedback between the two follows certain discernable paths. Battle rejects the currently fashionable notion of a "Western way of warfare" and replaces it with more nuanced concepts of varied and evolving cultural patterns of combat. After considering history, Lynn finally asks how the knowledge gained might illuminate our understanding of the war on terrorism.
Sir John Lynn-Thomas Scrapbook
A scrapbook of mainly press cuttings relating to the eminent surgeon Sir John Lynn-Thomas.
Home Energy Efficiency Secrets
Discover the simple but effective ways for owners and renters to maximize a home's energy efficiency and begin slashing their households energy bills starting immediately.After reading this book, you will be numbered amongst the very few people in the world who clearly understand the advantages of building and living in a home where nature passively keeps the internal ambient temperatures stable and comfortable throughout the seasons. You will also begin to know how to put this knowledge to good use. When applied in conjunction with meeting your home's energy demands with the most efficient sources and practising energy-efficient habits, a family's home becomes more comfortable to live in an...
John Lynn, 1795-1883
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The Dark Sacrament
The year is 1919 and a man has returned from the First World War trenches with life-changing injuries. Since returning home, he has struggled to re-adapt to normal life and has fallen into a serious financial peril as a result. In an effort to get his life back in order, he and his family move to a remote country manor owned by his immediate family. But the house has a troubled history of its own, with its previous occupant having been implicated in a number of murders. Are these rumours of past evils merely the product of superstition? Or does something far more sinister await the family within the house's walls?
The Bayonets Of The Republic
The Bayonets of the Republic challenges the view of the French revolutionary army as an unskilled but fiercely patriotic fighting force that won simply by overwhelming its enemies with bayonet assaults. Skillfully combining traditional and new military history, Lynn demonstrates that French combat effectiveness encompassed far more than mere patriotism or frenzied charges.Lynn focuses on the Armee du Nord, largest of the eleven armies which protected the borders of France at the height of the Revolution. He does not, however, restrict himself to an analysis of generalship or weaponry, but examines every aspect of life in the French army--from rank-and-file recruitment, officer selection, dis...
