The Making of Peace: Rulers, States, and the Aftermath of War

408 pages. The Making of Peace represents a unique contribution to the study of war: nam ely, the difficulties that statesman have confronted in attempting to put back t ogether the pieces after a major conflict. It contains a number of case studies by many leading historians in the United States and the United Kingdom. Editori al Reviews Review All of the essays are clearly written, informative, intellect ually stimulating, and full of important insights. -Ethan S. Rafuse, The Journal of Military History Recommended. -Choice The broad nature of the book would m ake it very useful for classroom use, particularly for undergraduate or graduate students of European history World History Bulletin, Jessica Achberger, Univer sity of Texas at Austin Book Description The Making of Peace studies the diffic ulties that statesmen have confronted in attempting to put back together the pie ces after a major conflict. About the Author Williamson Murray is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, DC, and Professor Emeritus of History at the Ohio State University. He is co-editor of The Past as Prologu e (with Richard Hart Sinnreich), The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 (with MacGregor Knox), Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (with Allan R. Millett), and The Making of Strategy (with Alvin Bernstein and MacGregor Knox). Jim Lacey is an analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, D C, where he has written several studies on the war in Iraq and on the Global War on Terrorism. Lacey was also an embedded journalist with Time magazine during t he invasion of Iraq, during which he traveled with the 101st Airborne Division. He is the author of Takedown: The 3rd Infantry Division's 21-Day Assault on Bagh.…