Author(s): John G. Stoessinger

SECONDHAND BOOKS | POLITICS

Meant to transmit an understanding of warfare from World War I to the present, WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR, a unique book and a product of reflection by the author, is built around ten case studies culminating in the two new wars that ushered in the twenty-first century, Afghanistan and Iraq. The distinguishing feature of the text remains the author's emphasis on the pivotal role of the personalities of leaders who take their nations or their following across the threshold into war.

1982, Third edition. A good copy with creasing and edge rubbing of the wraps and light spotting of the edges and first page. Otherwise the contents are clean and unmarked.