TY - BOOK AU - Whitman,James Q. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The verdict of battle: the law of victory and the making of modern war AV - U22 .W55 2012eb U1 - 172/.42 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - War KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Combat KW - Battles KW - Europe KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Military art and science KW - War (International law) KW - Military ethics KW - History, Military KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why battles matter -- Accepting the wager of battle -- Laying just claim to the profits of war -- The monarchical monopolization of military violence -- Were there really rules? -- The death of pitched battle; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10612165 ER -