Sir George Clark's brief and courteous critique rested on four main points: (a) Clark criticised the belief that 'there are conditions which necessarily lead to an outbreak of war' and that wars are 'independent of our control' ...
New to the Fifth Edition: Original introductions to each of 10 major parts as well as to the book as a whole have been updated by the author.
increases to .389 if they have a politically relevant alliance, a mutual military buildup, and territorial disputes, and are major powers. ... While mutual military buildups are not necessary conditions of rivalry, we do know that if a ...
Revised by Gordon Martel, this new 3rd edition accommodates recent research and an expanded further reading section.
Written in a lucid, accessible style, this is an indispensable guide to the complex origins of the Second World War.
First published in 1987, The Origins of the First World War has proved itself an invaluable aid to students. For this Second Edition Gordon Martel has completely rewritten his original text in the light of recent scholarship.
On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle — the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory...
Gathers original sources, including newspaper editorials, speeches, and documents, and shares comments by historians on the period
The American Civil War was a war of transition: a war of romanticism and idealism fought by a large citizen army with the first tools of modern warfare. This book is a must for students of American history and military affairs.
The Origins of the First World War
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