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Why nations go to war

Title: Why nations go to war / John G. Stoessinger.
Author: Stoessinger, John George.
Publication: New York : St. Martin's, ©1998.

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Description

xiii, 239 pages : maps; 22 cm

Summary

Presents seven case studies of the major international wars fought in the twentieth century in an attempt to understand how the characters and personalities of world leaders have influenced the decisions to wage war.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Iron Dice: World War I 2. Barbarossa: Hitler's Attack on Russia 3. The Temptations of Victory: Korea 4. A Greek Tragedy in Five Acts: Vietnam 5. The Forty Years' War in the Holy Land: Israel and the Arabs 6. The War Lover: Saddam Hussein's Two Wars in the Persian Gulf 7. From Sarajevo to Sarajevo: The War over the Remains of Yugoslavia 8. Why Nations Go to War.

ISBN

0312176376
9780312176372
0312116098
9780312116095

LCCN

97065187

OCLC

ocm37752655
37752655
SCSB-14155765

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library