Why leaders choose war : the psychology of prevention /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Renshon, Jonathan, 1982-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.
Subjects:	War > Causes. Preemptive attack (Military science) United States > Military policy.

Table of Contents:

Preventive war : an introduction
Preventing what? the Suez Canal crisis
Israel's preventive strike against Iraq
How real was "Dr. Strangelove?" American preventive war thinking post-WWII
To the brink-- India and Pakistan's nuclear standoff
Preventive war as a grand strategy? George W. Bush and "Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Conclusion : preventive war in perspective.