{"product_id":"2940173758248","title":"Carnage and Culture : Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times - from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes' conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive - Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLooking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, Hanson argues that it is in fact Western culture and values - the tradition of dissent, the value placed on inventiveness and adaptation, the concept of citizenship - which have consistently produced superior arms and soldiers. Offering riveting battle narratives and a balanced perspective that avoids simple triumphalism, \u003ci\u003eCarnage and Culture \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how armies cannot be separated from the cultures that produce them and explains why an army produced by a free culture will always have the advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118257520880,"sku":"2940173758248","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173758248_p0.jpg?v=1763860169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173758248","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}