ISBN 9780691140605

9780691140599 (köites)

Märkused "Why do some countries choose to end wars short of total victory while others fight on, sometimes in the face of appalling odds? How Wars End argues that two central factors shape war-termination decision making: information about the balance of power and the resolve of one's enemy, and fears that the other side's commitment to abide by a war-ending peace settlement may not be credible.Dan Reiter explains how information about combat outcomes and other factors may persuade a warring nation to demand more or less in peace negotiations, and why a country might refuse to negotiate limited terms and instead tenaciously pursue absolute victory if it fears that its enemy might renege on a peace deal. He fully lays out the theory and then tests it on more than twenty cases of war-termination behavior, including decisions during the American Civil War, the two world wars, and the Korean War. Reiter helps solve some of the most enduring puzzles in military history, such as why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, why Germany in 1918 renewed its attack in the West after securing peace with Russia in the East, and why Britain refused to seek peace terms with Germany after France fell in 1940.How Wars End concludes with a timely discussion of twentieth-century American foreign policy, framing the Bush Doctrine's emphasis on preventive war in the context of the theory."--GoogleBooks

Sisaldab bibliograafiat ja registrit

Sisukord Ending wars -- Bargaining, information, and ending wars -- Credible commitments and war termination -- Conducting empirical tests -- The Korean War -- The Allies, 1940-42 -- The logic of war : Finland and the USSR, 1939-44 -- The American Civil War -- Germany, 1917-18 -- Japan, 1944-45

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sõjaajalugu

Korea sõda, 1950-1953

Teine maailmasõda, 1939-1945

Talvesõda, 1939-1940

Jätkusõda, 1941-1944

Ameerika Ühendriikide kodusõda, 1861-1865

Esimene maailmasõda, 1914-1918

19. sajand

20. sajand

Lisasõnad Peace -- History -- 20th century

Peace -- History -- 19th century

War -- History -- 20th century

War -- History -- 19th century

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