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The illusion of victory : the true cost of war / Ian Bickerton.

Title
The illusion of victory : the true cost of war / Ian Bickerton.
Author
Bickerton, Ian J.
Publication
Carlton, Vic. : MUP, 2011.

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Description
241 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Analysing two centuries of warfare involving Western nations, this book demolishes every argument put forward to justify going to war. By looking at the victors and the vanquished at the end of a major war and then a generation later, the author finds that the rewards of victory never last long.
Alternative Title
True costs of war
Subject
  • 1800-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Treaties
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Treaties
  • War, Cost of
  • War > Economic aspects
  • War (International law)
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Treaties
  • Crimean War, 1853-1856 > Treaties
  • Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 > Treaties
Genre/Form
Treaties
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in eBook version.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Victory and defeat, 1815-1840 -- 2. The aftermath of the Crimean War, 1856-1881 -- 3. The Legacy of the Russo-Japanese War, 1856-1930 -- 4. The elusive rewards of victory in World War I, 1919-1939 -- 5. Unconditional Surrender: The aftermath of World War II, 1945-1970 -- 6. Dimensions of victory in wars since 1945.
ISBN
  • 9780522856156 (pbk)
  • 0522856152 (pbk)
OCLC
  • 683256469
  • SCSB-12237483
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library