Dubious Battles

Aggression, Defeat, & the International System

John Arquilla (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

186 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-45928-1 (ISBN)

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Why do leaders initiate wars they are destined to lose? This study shows that imperfect understanding of land-sea wars was at the root of defeats for leaders from Louis XIV to Saddam Hussein.

Arquilla, John

Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Structural Explanations, Chapter 3. Modifications to Existing Theories, Chapter 4. On Winning (or Losing) Wars, Chapter 5. Why Losers Start Wars, Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions, Appendix I. Classification of Decisive Interstate Wars, 1815-1980, Appendix II. Interstate Wars Fought Overseas, 1815-1980, Appendix III. Correlation Matrix of Key Variables, Appendix IV. Interstate Wars in the Air Power Age, Selected References, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.08.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-138-45928-3 / 1138459283
ISBN-13	978-1-138-45928-1 / 9781138459281
Zustand	Neuware