History, we are frequently told, is a seamless web. However, by isolating and studying the strands that compose the tapestry of man's past, we are able to discern the pattern, or patterns, of which it is comprised. Such an effort does not preclude a grasp of the warp and woof, and the interplay of...
Foreword
The Forum on the Problems of Peace and War was founded in 1984 by a group of scholars of the University of Florence. This group belongs to a wide rangé of scientific disciplines and cultural and political backgrounds. It is a priváté, nonprofit association that is not linked to any...
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Vol. 51 JANUARY 1973 No. 2
THE RELEVANCE OF TRADITIONAL STRATEGY
By Michael Howard
IT is a somber thought that, at a time when so large a proportion of the human race remains near starvation level, about six percent of the world's resources, or something under $200 billion, is...