Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing

ISBN-13: 9780714653075 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 208 str.

Stacy Bergstrom Haldi; Robert A. Pape

Opis

This work explains how wars are most likely to escalate when the effects of warfare are limited. The author demonstrates that total wars during the modern era were very violent and were far less likely to spread, yet the cost of warfare is falling making future conflicts more likely to spread.

Spis treści

1. Predation, Balancing and Political Cost 2. The Seven Years' War 3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4. The Crimean War 5. World War 1

O autorze

Stacy Bergstrom Haldi