Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. A Theory of Encirclement and Major War 7
6. 2. France and the Italian Wars 42
7. 3. France and the Thirty Years’ War 68
8. 4. Germany and World War I 99
9. 5. The Origins of Modern Major Wars 134
10. 6. The Future of Major War 155
11. Notes 167
12. Bibliography 209
13. Index 235