Although the reader might not be in agreement with Kaplan's philosophical conclusions, his views on military politics, after 11 September 2001, are cogent and based on sound and unbiased historical knowledge and judgements. An expert on Afghanistan, he has personal knowledge of warfare. Confucius, Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Churchill's philosophies are brilliantly analysed, showing that the lessons of the past are the key to the problems of the 21st century.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 14 July 2002 ) |
