How Economics Explains Military History
by
Jurgen Brauer, Hubert van Tuyll
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly...