The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History

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The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History

First edition (US)
Author	Philip Bobbitt
Cover artist	James Thornhill Thetis Accepting the Shield of Achilles from Vulcan - c. 1710
Language	English
Genre	Social Sciences
Publisher	Knopf US Allen Lane (UK)
Publication date	2002
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	922
ISBN	978-0-7139-9616-6

The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History is a historico-philosophical work by Philip Bobbitt. It was first published in 2002 by Alfred Knopf in the US and Penguin in the UK.