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1 online resource (400 pages) |
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Treaties language |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1 Victory and defeat; 2 The aftermath of the Crimean War; 3 The legacy of the Russo-Japanese War; 4 The elusive rewards of victory in World War I; 5 Unconditional Surrender: The aftermath of World War II; 6 Dimensions of victory in wars since 1945; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Imprint. |
| 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-firs. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crimean War (1853-1856) |
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Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) |
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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War, Cost of.
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War, Cost of. |
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War -- Economic aspects.
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War -- Economic aspects. |
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War (International law)
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War (International law) |
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Treaties.
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Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Treaties.
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Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 -- Treaties.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Treaties.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Treaties.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Treaties.
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| Added Author |
Bickerton, Ian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ian, Bickerton. Illusion Of Victory : The True Costs of Modern War. Carlton : Melbourne University Press, ©2011 9780522856156 |
| ISBN |
0522860230 (electronic book) |
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9780522860238 (electronic book) |
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