Both timely and timeless, "How Wars Are Won" is a fascinating look at the history of warfare and the essential principles for achieving victory--factors as relevant to the antiterrorist challenge as they have been to wars for thousands of years.

Copy 2 donated by John M. McCaffrey (See Bookplate). Includes maps of: Civil War Eastern Theater, 1861-1865; Asault over Lech River, Bavaria, 1632; Jena Campaign, 1806; Defense of Kum River Line, 34th Infantry, July 14, 1950; Defense of Kum River Line, 19th Infantry, July 13-16, 1950; Mongol Conquest of Hungary, 1241-1242; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862; Italian Campaign, 1796-1797; Waterloo Campaign, June 15-19, 1815; Tunisia, 1943; Gustavus Adolphus' Campaigns, 1631-1632; Winfield Scott's March on Mexico City, 1847; Saratoga Campaign, 1777; Yorktown and the Battle of the Virginia Capes, 1781; Chancellorsville Campaign, 1863; Battle of Rossbach, November 5, 1757; Battle of Leuthen, December 6, 1757; Western Persian Empire, 334-331 B.C.; Battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805; Schlieffen Plan, 1914; Battle of Tannenberg, August 26-31, 1914; German Attack on the Soviet Union, 1941; Operations against Quebec, 1759; Conquest of the Low Countries and France, 1940; Marengo Campaign, 1800; Allied Advances in the Pacific, 1942-1945; Inchon Invasion and Chinese Intervention in Korea, 1950.

List of maps -- Introduction: the new kind of war -- The revolution in warfare -- Striking at enemy weakness -- Defend, then attack -- Holding one place, striking another -- Feigned retreat -- The central position -- Employing a superior weapon -- Driving a stake in the enemy's heart -- Blocking the enemy's retreat -- Landing an overwhelming blow -- Stroke at a weak spot -- Caldron battles -- Uproar east, attack west -- Maneuvers on the rear.