In his panoramic survey of war through the ages, the eminent historian Azar Gat discerned two significant trends. To casual observers they may appear to defy empirical observation of the world we inhabit. However, Gat chose the title of his work advisedly. In War and Human Civilization Gat noted that ever since the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, conventional war between nation states has been in relative and steady decline.
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