The Causes of WarRecommendations

This new version of the much praised book on the origins of war has been enlarged and updated to include a comprehensive examination of World Weapons II and the path to nuclear war. This frequently cited article examines all international conflicts since 1700, answering the question of why some wars are protracted and others are brief, and demonstrating how the onset of peace might provide insight into the onset of war. It provides a fundamental, new perspective of international armed conflict by demonstrating that war and peace are alternating stages of a relationship between opposing states.

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