Atheneum, New York, 1969, 3^rd pr.  Trade soft cover, 553 pages including Who’s Who of Contributors, Editor’s Note and Acknowledgments, Bibliographical Notes, and Index.  Good plus; wraps show some edge and cover wear, short edge tears, small corner creases, age-toning, small scrapes on spine.  Some soil on outer page block; prior owner’s name inked on verso of front wrap.  Interior clean and unmarked; black & white maps, table; pages lightly tanned.  ‘It is the purpose of this book ... to explain the manner in which the strategy of modern war has developed, in the conviction that a knowledge of the best military thought will enable Anglo-Saxon readers to comprehend the causes of war and the fundamental principles which govern the conduct of war.’ (from Introduction)