Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John David Lewis
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:368 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Military history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691162027
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Classifications | Dewey:355.02 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
5 halftones.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
26 December 2013 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The goal of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight. But how this can be accomplished is a thorny issue. Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses can win wars and establish lasting peace, while defensive maneuvers have often led to prolonged carnage, indecision, and stalemate. Taking an ambitious
Author Biography
John David Lewis is visiting associate professor of philosophy, politics, and economics at Duke University, and senior research scholar in history and classics at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of Solon the Thinker: Political Thought in Archaic Athens and Early Greek Lawgivers.
Reviews"Lewis' analysis of war as a psychological struggle and 'clash of moral purposes' is lucid and forceful; it's especially telling in his incisive account of Sherman's march through Georgia, and especially provocative in his defense of the atomic bombings of Japan."--Publishers Weekly
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