Concisely tells the story of wars throughout human history. Truly exemplifies how people who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it...

The shortest history of war. This talks about the shortest history and what goes into warfare. The changes that have happened in that process and why we end up in wars

The blurb says

"War has always been a defining feature of human society. This new addition to the Shortest History series explains why we do it—and how we can stop."

But it doesn't. It mainly explains how humans have done war, and the changes that have happened to that process. Because it takes a high level view, which is necessary for the shortest history concept, the people, pain and horror of war are largely absent. There was something curiously unsatisfying abut this book, even though it raises some interesting points and is clear, with nifty little illustrations for relevant concepts. It's blandly factual and apolitical and rather bloodless.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eArc, in exchange for an honest review.