The Pursuit of Victory: From Napoleon to Saddam Hussein

by Brian Bond

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198204973
• ISBN13: 9780198204978
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"