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\"A War like no other\"; by Victor Davis Hanson
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Quote:I've read it, and i must say it was a bit disappointing. I am a fan of VD Hanson tough. His book "The Western way of war" was far better.

Hanson's style annoys me sometimes though. At the risk of offending any American forum members (which is unintentional) he does have an tiresomely repetitive manner of making connections with past American conflicts such as Viet-Nam. I don't notice this so much with authors from other countires. British authors don't continually compare the Spartans with the Coldstream Guards at Waterloo!!!
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sweat blood rotting wood and more - by Goffredo - 06-17-2008, 08:19 AM
please read Strauss of Trojan War - by Goffredo - 06-17-2008, 09:54 AM
barry strauss is my best - by Goffredo - 06-18-2008, 10:38 AM
Re: "A War like no other" by Victor Davis Hanson - by Ghostmojo - 12-19-2008, 12:49 AM
Re: \"A War like no other\"; by Victor Davis Hanson - by Anonymous - 01-21-2011, 06:22 AM
Re: \"A War like no other\"; by Victor Davis Hanson - by Anonymous - 01-23-2011, 09:14 AM

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