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Both are sobering and time very well spent. His writing is always readable and almost conversational.

The end of how wars descend into annihilation is an extremely well written, very interesting history with a warning to the west in general and america in particular.

Victor davis hanson is the smartest man on earth ever, now that i have one. hanson uses this example to show the devastating consequences of defying a superior military power. Hanson is a master at telling a story and using facts and historical text t...  Read More

Lessons for contemporary society is not merely a historical recounting but also a warning for contemporary society.



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This book rambles through interesting historical campaigns but in no way delivers a coherent reasoning or process which differentiates between total victory and planned annihilation of a beaten enemy. Looks like the book was dropped in the bathtub or ...  Read More

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Quality


They’re highly educational, very understandable, but never dumbed down - all of his books are backed with high quality document...  Read More


These civilizations, built over many generations, had allowed the power, accumulated knowledge and their great structures to lu...  Read More


Treaties broken, alliegants who failed, and betrayal for better good.


We can tryto persuade or otherwise coerce would be civilization annihilatorsthat by following irresponsible words with unaccept...  Read More

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The book arrived when promised and is what i expected.


Thebes and constantinople expected friends and allied nations to come to the rescue.

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This book is packed with new historical insights.


For example, the city's authoritieshad mocked their besiegers by savagely executing captured soldiers infull view of their comr...  Read More

Competitiveness


We can suppose the result is thatit didn't matter didn't matter; theromannsenate decided to obliterate, not subjugate their rivals.

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  • This product had a total of 1,428 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 22 2024.

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    If you think we have it rough today it is startling to know that in the past a huge army could show up outside the walls of your city with intent of erasing you and your society from the face of the earth


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    Or maybe not so startling if you consider the quiet invasion of this countrys borders


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    Its not hard to see why he is considered a big scholar among all


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    Perhaps i was expecting too much from this book


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    I was hoping to get some insight into why currently our western civilization is destroying itself from the inside


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dr hanson is an historian so he explains in detail how empires fall but not why


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Thebes ended suddenly when it tried to stand in the way of alexander the great


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    Carthage was destroyed by a vengeful and paranoid rome

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