War and Social Life

of democratic ideals) set in motionrnforces that transformed civilized societyrnand its concept of warfare. The authorrnasserts that for several hundred years priorrnto the French Revolution war hadrnslowly come to be limited and evenrnsomewhat humane. Armies were smallrnand comprised of professional soldiers,rnwar aims were tightly circumscribed,rnand, by and large . . .