Publisher's Synopsis
A concise account of the causes and conduct of the principal wars that have taken place throughout the world since 1945. In each of these wars, which include British and French colonial struggles, the American engagements in Korea and Vietnam, and the Arab-Israeli and Indo-Pakistan conflicts, the author traces the interaction of military and political events and shows how the military tide turned. First published in 1980, this study now includes a new chapter on the author's own analysis of the Falklands War.;Field Marshall Lord Carver's military career has taken him all over the world and he has had experience at first hand of several of Britain's recent conflicts. His other publications include "The War Lords: Military Commanders of the Twentieth Century", "Harding of Petherton" and "The Apostles of Mobility: The Theory and Practice of Armoured Warfare".
