Why nations go to war

Author(s)

• Stoessinger, John George

Bibliographic Information

Why nations go to war

John G. Stoessinger

St. Martin's Press, c1993 , Macmillan

6th ed

• US : cased
• US : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The nature of war has long been regarded as the central issue in international politics and it is one that has become increasingly pressing in the nuclear age. This book provides seven detailed case studies which focus on the fateful moment when leaders crossed the threshold that made armed conflict inevitable. This new edition has been updated to cover Saddam Hussein's two wars in the Gulf, the passing of the Soviet Union and the Cold War.

Table of Contents

• The iron dice - World War I
• Barbarossa - Hitler's attack on Russia
• the temptations of victory - Korea
• a Greek tragedy in five acts - Vietnam
• three battles over God - India and Pakistan in 1947, 1965 and 1971
• the forty years' war in the Holy land - Israel and the Arabs
• the war lover - Saddam Hussein's two
• why nations go to war.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA25731065
• ISBN:
  • 0333588924
  • 0312086857
  • 0312080352
• LCCN: 92050032
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 239 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 355.027
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : History, Modern -- 20th century
  • LCSH : War