Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts / Alex Weisiger.
Título:
Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts / Alex Weisiger.
ISBN:
9780801468162
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Edición:
E-book edition.
Información de publicación:
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Descripción física:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Nota general:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contenido:
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 -- Additional commitment problem 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 -- Conclusion : recapitulations, implications, and prognostications.
Síntesis:
Explores the causes of the severity and length of long and intense wars compared to low-intensity conflicts that far less destructive. Includes case studies.
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