The End of Everything: How Wars Descend Into Annihilation

by Victor Davis Hanson

An instant New York Times bestseller, this "profound book" (Wall Street Journal) charts how and why some societies chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time

War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization--sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541673522
• ISBN13: 9781541673526
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"