Dubious Battles: Aggression, Defeat, & the International System

by John Arquilla

Book Overview

Why do leaders initiate wars they are destined to lose? This study shows that imperfect understanding of land-sea wars was at the root of defeats for leaders from Louis XIV to Saddam Hussein.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844817368
• ISBN13: 9780844817361
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"