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Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts

Title
Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts / Alex Weisiger.
Author
Weisiger, Alex, 1977-
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.

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Description
viii, 288 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Cornell studies in security affairs
Uniform Title
Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subject
  • War > Causes
  • Limited war
  • Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
  • Total war
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280) and index.
Contents
Explanations for limited and unlimited wars -- Research strategy and statistical tests -- War to the death in Paraguay -- World War II : German expansion and Allied response -- Commitment problem mini-cases : the Crimean, Pacific, and Iran-Iraq wars -- Short wars of optimism : Persian Gulf and Anglo-Iranian -- The limits on leaders : the Falklands War and the Franco-Turkish War -- Recapitulations, implications, and prognostications.
Call Number
JFE 13-5315
ISBN
  • 9780801451867 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0801451868 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2012043954
  • 40022148984
OCLC
815873492
Author
Weisiger, Alex, 1977-
Title
Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts / Alex Weisiger.
Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Series
Cornell studies in security affairs
Cornell studies in security affairs.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40022148984
Research Call Number
JFE 13-5315
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