While war is accompanied by huge disasters, it also promotes the progress of human society. In this book, readers will see the impact of war on the course of human history: the accidental combination of wood and thread not only allowed people to hold bows and arrows, but also gave birth to strings, music, and even triggered the initial thinking about dynamics; in order to be one step ahead of the enemy in war communications, people paved roads, changed carriages and horses, designed codes, and researched wireless equipment, so that today ordinary people can communicate with the other side of the earth; the rituals and flags, treaties and regulations, rationality and morality in people's lives are all closely related to war. The author surveys human history and draws a magnificent picture of the intertwining of war and progress. Every detail is vivid and the cause and effect follow one another. Only when people face up to the fact that today's world is built on the progress spurred by war can they explore themselves and think about the future more comprehensively.
Reader comments
The perspective of this book is very unique. It allowed me to see that war not only destroys, but also promotes the progress of history. As the book says, "The accidental combination of wood and thread not only allowed people to hold bows and arrows, but also gave birth to strings, music, and even triggered the first thinking about dynamics." This view is really interesting. I loved the part in the book about how war drove technological developments, such as advances in communications. All in all, this is a thought-provoking book and I recommend it to you!
The perspective of this book is very unique. It allowed me to see that war not only destroys, but also promotes the progress of history. As the book says, "The accidental combination of wood and thread not only allowed people to hold bows and arrows, but also gave birth to strings, music, and even triggered the first thinking about dynamics." This view is really interesting. I loved the part in the book about how war drove technological developments, such as advances in communications. All in all, this is a thought-provoking book and I recommend it to you!