Nothing Less Than Victory
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Nothing Less Than Victory
| Full title | Nothing Less Than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History |
|---|---|
| Author | John David Lewis |
| Published | 2010 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Lewis argues from six campaigns — Greco-Persian, Theban, Roman, the American Civil War, Sherman’s march, and the Pacific — that wars end when the losing side’s will to fight is broken, not when its army is. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — a reply to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in the thread, June 2025. The full list of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
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