THE PURSUIT OF VICTORY - Brian Bond
From Napoleon to Saddam Hussein
KORTE INHOUD
In Western Europe and North America the idea that war can deliberately be used as an "instrument of policy" has become unfashionable, not least because of the carnage of two World Wars and the Americans' humiliating experience in Vietnam. But wars are still fought. Those who start wars clearly believe they are worthwhile. Why? In this original study, Brian Bond discusses the successes and failures of military and political leaders in their pursuit of victory over the last two centuries. Professor Bond argues that in order to be counted victorious, a leader has to progress beyond military triumph to preserve the political control needed to secure an advantageous and enduring peace settlement. Napoleon was a brilliant general, but failed as a statesman. Bismarck, on the other hand, was a success in skillfully exploiting Moltlike's victories on the battlefield to create a unified Germany. In the First World War, Germany and her allies were defeated but at such great cost that confidence in the idea that war coul...
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2006Uitgever: Oxford University Press, USA240 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0198207352ISBN-13: 9780198207351Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
