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The Illusion of Victory: The True Costs of War
Ian Bickerton
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Paperback. The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. This sobering reality is increasingly the case in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as ... Read more
The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. This sobering reality is increasingly the case in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522856156
SKU
V9780522856156
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About Ian Bickerton
Ian J. Bickerton is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the School of History and Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He is internationally known for his writings on the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and he recently co-authored Unintended Consequences: The United States at War.
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