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- catalog abstract ""Why Nations Go to War emphasizes the human decisions involved when nations enter into war. The author utilizes case studies of major 20th-century conflicts - including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Indian-Pakistani War, the Arab-Israeli Wars and the Persian Gulf War - to examine the stages that culminate in a leaders choice to bring a nation into war. The book provides vivid coverage of how misjudgments and misunderstandings influence the decisions of leaders and have dramatic consequences for world history. Stoessinger concludes with a discussion of prospects for a more peaceful future, including proposals for enduring peace treaties that are negotiated on the basis of equality."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b4008900.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description ""Why Nations Go to War emphasizes the human decisions involved when nations enter into war. The author utilizes case studies of major 20th-century conflicts - including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Indian-Pakistani War, the Arab-Israeli Wars and the Persian Gulf War - to examine the stages that culminate in a leaders choice to bring a nation into war. The book provides vivid coverage of how misjudgments and misunderstandings influence the decisions of leaders and have dramatic consequences for world history. Stoessinger concludes with a discussion of prospects for a more peaceful future, including proposals for enduring peace treaties that are negotiated on the basis of equality."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Iron dice : World War I -- Barbarossa : Hitler's attack on Russia -- Temptations of victory : Korea -- Greek tragedy in five acts : Vietnam -- Three battles over God : India and Pakistan in 1947, 1965, and 1971 -- Forty years' war in the Holy Land : Israel and Arabs -- War lover : Saddam Hussein's two wars in the Persian Gulf -- Why nations go to war.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 239 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312080352 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0312086857 (hardcover)".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog subject "909.82 20".
- catalog subject "D421 .S677 1992".
- catalog subject "History, Modern 20th century.".
- catalog subject "War.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Iron dice : World War I -- Barbarossa : Hitler's attack on Russia -- Temptations of victory : Korea -- Greek tragedy in five acts : Vietnam -- Three battles over God : India and Pakistan in 1947, 1965, and 1971 -- Forty years' war in the Holy Land : Israel and Arabs -- War lover : Saddam Hussein's two wars in the Persian Gulf -- Why nations go to war.".
- catalog title "Why nations go to war / John G. Stoessinger.".
- catalog type "text".