A short history of war

Professor Jeremy Black offers Graham Stewart a crash course in the history of war

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Is there anything a 21st century military strategist can usefully learn from the tactics of Hannibal or the age of pike, sword and musket? In this edition of Black’s History Week, Professor Jeremy Black offers The Critic‘s deputy editor, Graham Stewart, a crash course in the history of war.

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