R.M. Brand’s Reviews > Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History > Status Update

"An Ethos of Automony versus an Ethos of Dmoniance" All foreign engages come down to this, doesn't it? Can you honestly say that any of our recent military endeavors falls into the "Ethos of Automony" catagory? Certainly not those of whom we're supposedly aiding. Our enemies have proven the weakness of our approach to war, which causes the innocent more suffering.

I LOVE this book!

"The conclusion follows that the Persian King of Kings was driven by an ideology--a system of ideas, used for political purposes, and passed on to him by the legacy of his father--that conjoined claims to divine protection with displays of magnificence, demands for submission, and continuous expansion of his rule across the entire world." That is brilliant!