WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR/JOHN G. STOESSINGER

dc.creator	Francois Vreÿ
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:32Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:32Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/38-2-96
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/34ffa2ed919348249cd3b7ad684596b0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9084
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/34ffa2ed919348249cd3b7ad684596b0
dc.description	This 11th edition of Why nations go to war analyses ten case studies covering major international wars. The particular focus of each of the case studies turns upon the personalities of political and military leaders. Stoessinger emphasises that people go to war or precipitate wars. War is not some faceless entity that merely unfolds in some inexplicable way. In a critical stance towards attempts to explain war, the author holds that personalities often do not receive their due recognition in publications on war. Decisions by leaders to go to war or leadership decisions that result in warlike acts causing societies or vulnerable sections of society to suffer, receive attention in this updated edition of Why nations go to war. It is in the particular focus on people (the leaders who decide to go to war) where Stoessinger seeks for “… common truths about war in our time”.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/96
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 38, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR/JOHN G. STOESSINGER
dc.type	Article