The Pursuit of Victory : From Napoleon to Saddam Hussein
by Bond, Brian
Published by : Oxford University Press (New York) Physical details: ix,240 Pages 23x16 cm | PB ISBN:0195797973. Year: 1998| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | 327.1170903 B697P 1998 (Browse shelf) | Available | 13959 |
Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Includes Index, Bibliography and Notes.
In Western Europe and North America the idea that war can deliberately be used as an 'instrument of policy' has become unfashionable, not least because of the carnage of two World Wars and the Americans' humiliating experience in Vietnam. But wars are still fought. Those who start wars clearly believe they are worthwhile. Why? In this original and provocative study, Brian Bond discusses the successes and failures of military and political leaders in their pursuit of victory over the last two centuries.
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