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Western way of war: a standalone construct

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Military history

the thesis of a distinctive Western tradition of seeking decisive, face-to-face infantry battle, traced to classical Greece.

In military history, Western way of war refers to the thesis of a distinctive Western tradition of seeking decisive, face-to-face infantry battle, traced to classical Greece. This meaning comes from Hanson (1989) in The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece.[1]

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References

Hanson, V. D. (1989). The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece. Knopf. ISBN 9780195065886

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