The illusion of victory : the true costs of modern war / Ian Bickerton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bickerton, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War, Cost of.

War--Economic aspects.

War.

War (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2011.

Summary:

The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. This sobering reality is increasingly the case in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as the rhetoric of victory becomes more hollow all countries must adopt creative new approaches to resolving disputes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522860238

0522860230

OCLC:

1500762890