On the Origins of War And the Preservation of Peace

Name: On the Origins of War And the Preservation of Peace
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ISBN: 9780385423755

ISBN-10: 0385423756

ISBN-13: 9780385423755

Edition: 1996

Authors: Donald Kagan

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This is a profound but highly readable study, by one of the world's most distinguished historians, of why wars begin and how they can be prevented.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


The Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.C.


The Hegemonic Powers and Their Alliances


The Origin of the Rivalry


The Peace


Testing the Peace


The Crisis


The Crisis Widens


The Decision for War: Sparta


The Decision for War: Athens


The Outbreak of War


The Causes of the War


The First World War 1914-1918


The Emergence of Germany and the Challenge to the Old Order


The European Powers


Bismarck's Era


The Character of the Peace


Testing the Peace


The Road to War


The Final Crisis


The Causes of the War


Hannibal's War: The Second Punic War 218-201 B.C.


The Nature of the Opponents


The Origins of the First Punic War


The Peace


Testing the Peace


The Accession of Hannibal


The Crisis


The Causes of the War


The Second World War 1939-1945


The End of the First World War


The Peace


Testing the Peace, 1919-1933


The Road to War


The Causes of the War


The Cuban Missile Crisis


The Cold War


Khrushchev Comes to Power


Castro and Cuba


Khrushchev versus Kennedy


The Causes of the Crisis


Conclusions


Selected Bibliography


Index