The culture of war

Introduction

I. Preparing for War

1. From War Paint to Tiger Suits

2. From Boomerangs to Bastions

3. Educating Warriors

4. Games of War

II. In War and Battle

5. Opening Gambits

6. The Joy of Combat

7. The Rules of War

8. Ending War

III. Commemorating War

9. History and War

10. Literature and War

11. Art and War

12. Monuments to War

IV. A World Without War?

13. A Short History of Peace

14. The Waning of Major War

15. Beyond the Pale

16. Quo Vadis, Homo?

V. Contrasts

17. The Wild Horde

18. The Soulless Machine

19. Men Without Chests

20. Feminism

Conclusions: The Great Paradox

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index