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Examination of war literature and lectures

Collection: Military Tactics and the Rise of Modern Warfare, 1881-1935    Volumes    Examination of war literature and lectures
Literary extracts and sources include 'extracts from Bourcet', papers on Hannibal of Carthage's legendary crossing of the Alps, and writings discussing the practical details of Hannibal's legendary crossing as described by Polybius and Livy. Lectures on various areas of conflict and peace including The Future of National Defence, The Way to Victory, and a draft of a lecture to the Royal Institution on the League of Nations.
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Papers discussing Polybius' and Livy's work on Hannibal of Carthage

Papers and photographs relating to Hannibal and his march over the Alps; collated in order to illustrate S.W.'s argument regarding the historical accuracy of Polybius' and Livy's accounts of Hannibal...

Collection:Military Tactics and the Rise of Modern Warfare, 1881-1935
Date:1926-1926
Contributor:National Army Museum
Identifier:SW_13.62

S.W. On attempts to secure peace through a League of Nations

Draft of lecture to Royal Institution on League of Nations, 1919; and a letter to Editor of New York World on Disarmament, nd.

Collection:Military Tactics and the Rise of Modern Warfare, 1881-1935
Date:1881-1935
Contributor:National Army Museum
Identifier:SW_13.61

S.W.'s lectures on various aspects of the war

A Lecture on The Future Of National Defence, delivered to The International Women's Franchise Club, Nov. 14, 1917 by Spenser Wilkinson, 1917; lecture on The Way to Victory, 1916; lecture...

Collection:Military Tactics and the Rise of Modern Warfare, 1881-1935
Date:1916-1917
Contributor:National Army Museum
Identifier:SW_13.60

'Extracts from Bourcet'

'Extracts from Bourcet' including 'Principles of the war of the mountains' discussing Buonaparte in Italy 1794-5, nd.

Collection:Military Tactics and the Rise of Modern Warfare, 1881-1935
Date:1794-1795
Contributor:National Army Museum
Identifier:SW_13.59
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