War: Ends and Means, Second Edition - Softcover

Codevilla, Angelo; Seabury, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157488610X ISBN 13: 9781574886108

Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS, 2006

Synopsis

This book explores the causes, operations, endings, and justifications of war. In the process, it demolishes many currently fashionable illusions, such as that peace is always preferable to war, that wars occur because of accidents or misunderstandings, and that technology changes the nature of war. Abundant historical and contemporary examples show, the authors contend, that all wars are deliberate political choices, that military operations follow timeless principles, and that, as Aristotle taught, the natural aim of war is victory. This new edition of the book that Eugene Rostow called “a gem,” Michael Howard called “shrewd and trenchant,” and Library Journal called “persuasive” devotes substantial attention to the wars of the post–Cold War period, including “the war on terrorism.”

About this title

From the Publisher:

A new, updated edition of a classic work

About the Author:

Angelo Codevilla is a professor of international relations at Boston University and the author of The Character of Nations, among other works. He lives in Wayland, Massachusetts.

The late Paul Seabury was a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

About this edition

• Publisher: POTOMAC BOOKS
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 157488610X
• ISBN 13: 9781574886108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320