{"product_id":"in-the-school-of-war-paperback","title":"In the School of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger J. Spiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn W. Shy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFort Leavenworth, where Roger J. Spiller taught the army's finest for twenty-five years, is indeed a \"school of war.\" There, among military professionals who had experienced war firsthand, Spiller honed his remarkable skills as an analyst and historian, scholar and teacher--skills that have made him one of the best-known and respected military historians of our day. This volume brings together Spiller's original and thought-provoking explorations of wars big and small and armies glorified and ignored. For each of these essays--whether on urban warfare or the Vietnam syndrome, battlefield psychology or the making of military history, and underrated vs. overrated generals--Spiller revisits his topic and his thinking, bringing fresh insight and a new context to an incomparable body of work. \u003ci\u003eIn the School of War\u003c\/i\u003e further reveals the complex relationship between past and present in an understanding of the nature of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger J. Spiller is the George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor of Military History (retired) at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the author or editor of numerous publications, including his latest work, \u003ci\u003eAn Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History\u003c\/i\u003e. Most recently, he was an advisor for Ken Burns's PBS documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe War\u003c\/i\u003e. John W. Shy, professor emeritus of history at the University of Michigan, is the author of \u003ci\u003eA People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757598343456,"sku":"9780803228160","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5185e4f425cbcaf7974f1de30c19d996.webp?v=1780106191","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-school-of-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}