Why nations go to war / John G. Stoessinger.

By:

Stoessinger, John George

Material type:

TextPublication details: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, �2001.Edition: 8th edDescription: xvii, 286 pages : maps ; 21 cmISBN:

0312256604
9780312256609
0312237146
9780312237141
0333946618
9780333946619

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LOC classification:

D421 .S6

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 -- Four battles over God: India and Pakistan in 1947, 1965, 1971, and 1998 -- The fifty year's war in the Holy Land: Israel and the Arabs -- The war lover: Saddam Hussein's two wars in the Persian Gulf -- From Sarajevo to Kosovo: the war over the remains of Yugoslavia.

Review: "Built around eight case studies, Why Nations Go to War covers the crucial events that led to the outbreak of the twentieth century's major military conflicts, with particular focus on the pivotal role leaders play in pushing a nation over the threshold into war."--Jacket.

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	Books	Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College General stacks		Reference		D421 .S6 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				C.1	Available			2024-4368

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Built around eight case studies, Why Nations Go to War covers the crucial events that led to the outbreak of the twentieth century's major military conflicts, with particular focus on the pivotal role leaders play in pushing a nation over the threshold into war."--Jacket.

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