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Logics of war : explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts /

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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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Main Author: Weisiger, Alex, 1977-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
©2013
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:
Fremder Feind
War > Causes.
Limited war.
Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
Total war.
Guerre > Causes.
Guerre limitée.
Conflits de basse intensité.
Guerre totale.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Theory of warfare and military science.
Warfare and defence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Totaler Krieg
Krig > teori, filosofi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.