v. 1. Analyzes in vivid detail the military tactics and strategies used by the great warriors of antiquity. Delbruck disputes some points in classical history and separates fact from legend in his objective reconstruction of celebrated battles stretching from the Persian Wars to the Peloponnesian War, Alexander's campaign to conquer Asia, the Second Punic War and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, and the triumph of the Roman legions and Julius Caesar.

Translation of: Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte. Volumes 1 - 4. 1. Warfare in antiquity -- v. 2. The barbarian invasions. Includes maps of: Germany from the Rhine to the Elbe; Area of the Teutoburger Battle; Location of Aliso; Area of the Battle of Adrianople. "A Bison book." Includes maps of: Germany from the Rhine to the Elbe; Location of Aliso; Battle of Adrianople Originally published: History of the art of war within the framework of political history.

Volume 1 -- Warfare in Antiquity - Ther Persian Wars - The Greeks at their Height - The Macedonians - Ancient Rone - The Second Punic War The Romans as World Conquerors - Caesar -- Volume II -- The Barbarian Invasions - The Conflict Between the Romans and the Germans - The Volkerwanderung - Emperor Justinian and the Goths - The Transition to the Middle Ages -- Volume III - Medieval Warfare - Charlemagne and His Successors - The Feudal State at the Height of its Development - The High Middle Ages - The Late Middle Ages - The Swiss -- The Dawn of Modern Warfare - The Nature of the Military in the Renaissance - The Period of the Wars of Religion - The Period of Standing Armies - The Period of National Armies