Logics of War Explanations for Limited and Unlimited Conflicts
Most wars between countries end quickly and at relatively low cost. The few in which high-intensity fighting continues for years bring about a disproportionate amount of death and suffering. What separates these few unusually long and intense wars from the many conflicts that are far less destructiv...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press
2013.
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| Colección: | Cornell studies in security affairs.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422294406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
