The book "The Dark Path. The Structure of War and the Rise of the West"

This is the latest book by American military historian and historian Williamson Murray (1941-2023). The book is about five revolutions that radically changed the nature of war and shaped the world we live in.

Western civilization has not always had a military advantage. But the dynamics of continuous change - in strategy, technology, logistics, ideology - have made it the most dangerous player on the battlefield. Murray explores this history from the 16th century to the present: from the birth of the state with a professional army - to the total war of the 20th century and to the asymmetric wars of today.

This is a book about how the West came to dominate the world largely through military power. About how war has been the chief engineer of history for centuries.

Translator: Andriy Honcharuk

Number of pages: 624

Cover: hardcover

Language of publication : Ukrainian