Project Gutenberg 2017-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 156 Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir 1859 1933 Fortescue, John William, Sir Military History: Lectures Delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge Military history: its scope and definition -- British military history -- British colonial campaigns -- British campaigns in India. Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Military History: Lectures Delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge" by J. W. Fortescue is a scholarly exploration of military history written in the early 20th century. The book is primarily a collection of lectures that define and examine the scope, significance, and nuances of military history, asserting that it is much more than a mere record of wars. The lectures argue that military history encompasses the broader conflicts and interactions between communities and the institutions that enforce order through force. The opening of the work sets the stage by grappling with the challenge of defining military history. Fortescue discusses various interpretations and ultimately proposes that military history should be understood as the strife of communities expressed through organized conflict among armed men. He illustrates this concept with examples from different types of warfare, such as commercial warfare and civil war, to show that conflicts do not always require conventional military engagements to have their historical significance. This setup not only invites a deeper understanding of military history but also hints at the multifaceted nature of human conflict itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History, Military Military history DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - Warfare 381282 2025-06-21T14:54:02.343780 text/html 351152 2024-10-23T01:54:07 text/html 526974 2025-06-21T14:54:09.526737 application/epub+zip 525053 2025-06-21T14:54:04.113802 application/epub+zip 196576 2025-06-21T14:54:03.246795 application/epub+zip 641397 2025-06-21T14:54:13.605266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601007 2025-06-21T14:54:08.539797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273228 2022-09-24T19:23:08.728679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321295 2025-06-21T14:54:01.665795 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301314 2024-10-23T01:54:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17025 2025-06-21T14:54:13.752234 application/rdf+xml 26785 2025-06-21T14:54:03.367779 image/jpeg 3155 2025-06-21T14:54:03.307774 image/jpeg 534005 2025-06-21T14:54:02.384800 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia