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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The outcome is known. The decisions were not.Why did the Western powers stay in Berlin before the airlift had proved it could sustain the city Why did Washington cross the 38th Parallel with a Chinese warning in hand Why did Kennedy begin with a naval quarantine rather than air strikes And why did Moscow sometimes use force, sometimes threaten it, and sometimes refuse to commit it at all Cold War Before the Outcome reconstructs twenty pivotal choices from the Berlin crisis of 1948 to German reunification in 1990 as they appeared to the people who had to make them-before later events made the path look inevitable.Across the book, the analysis separates what was known from what was assumed, plans from authorizations, military capability from politically usable power, and immediate risk from consequences visible only later.From Korea, Hungary, Suez, Cuba, Vietnam, Prague, Helsinki, Afghanistan, Reykjavik, the INF Treaty, Leipzig, and German unification, Thomas Norwick examines how uncertainty, alliances, escalation, negotiation, and institutional authority shaped what was genuinely possible.For readers who want the Cold War not as a march toward a known ending, but as a sequence of decisions made while the future was still open.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The outcome is known. The decisions were not.Why did Britain reject mediation in 1940 Why did Japan choose a war it could begin but could not control When did an escape from Stalingrad cease to be a real option And how should responsibility be judged when policy becomes routine World War II Before the Outcome reconstructs twelve pivotal choices as they appeared to the people who had to make them-before victory, defeat, and hindsight simplified the evidence.Each chapter separates: - what was known from what was merely believed, - real alternatives from plans that existed only on paper, - strategic value from operational feasibility, - and responsibility from the machinery through which orders were carried out.From Mers-el-Kébir, Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Stalingrad to D-Day, Warsaw, Luzon, and the atomic bombings, Thomas Norwick examines how intelligence, logistics, coalition politics, timing, and moral responsibility shaped what was genuinely possible.This is not a general history of the war. It is a concise study of judgment under uncertainty-for readers of military history and strategy who want to understand not only what happened, but why intelligent people sometimes made catastrophic choices.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The outcome is known. The decisions were not.Why did Britain reject mediation in 1940? Why did Japan choose a war it could begin but could not control? When did an escape from Stalingrad cease to be a real option? And how should responsibility be judged when policy becomes routine?World War II Before the Outcome reconstructs twelve pivotal choices as they appeared to the people who had to make them-before victory, defeat, and hindsight simplified the evidence.Each chapter separates: what was known from what was merely believed, real alternatives from plans that existed only on paper, strategic value from operational feasibility, and responsibility from the machinery through which orders were carried out.From Mers-el-Kebir, Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Stalingrad to D-Day, Warsaw, Luzon, and the atomic bombings, Thomas Norwick examines how intelligence, logistics, coalition politics, timing, and moral responsibility shaped what was genuinely possible.This is not a general history of the war. It is a concise study of judgment under uncertainty-for readers of military history and strategy who want to understand not only what happened, but why intelligent people sometimes made catastrophic choices. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The outcome is known. The decisions were not.Why did the Western powers stay in Berlin before the airlift had proved it could sustain the city? Why did Washington cross the 38th Parallel with a Chinese warning in hand? Why did Kennedy begin with a naval quarantine rather than air strikes? And why did Moscow sometimes use force, sometimes threaten it, and sometimes refuse to commit it at all?Cold War Before the Outcome reconstructs twenty pivotal choices from the Berlin crisis of 1948 to German reunification in 1990 as they appeared to the people who had to make them-before later events made the path look inevitable.Across the book, the analysis separates what was known from what was assumed, plans from authorizations, military capability from politically usable power, and immediate risk from consequences visible only later.From Korea, Hungary, Suez, Cuba, Vietnam, Prague, Helsinki, Afghanistan, Reykjavik, the INF Treaty, Leipzig, and German unification, Thomas Norwick examines how uncertainty, alliances, escalation, negotiation, and institutional authority shaped what was genuinely possible.For readers who want the Cold War not as a march toward a known ending, but as a sequence of decisions made while the future was still open. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The outcome is known. The decisions were not.Why did Britain reject mediation in 1940? Why did Japan choose a war it could begin but could not control? When did an escape from Stalingrad cease to be a real option? And how should responsibility be judged when policy becomes routine?World War II Before the Outcome reconstructs twelve pivotal choices as they appeared to the people who had to make them-before victory, defeat, and hindsight simplified the evidence.Each chapter separates: what was known from what was merely believed, real alternatives from plans that existed only on paper, strategic value from operational feasibility, and responsibility from the machinery through which orders were carried out.From Mers-el-Kebir, Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Stalingrad to D-Day, Warsaw, Luzon, and the atomic bombings, Thomas Norwick examines how intelligence, logistics, coalition politics, timing, and moral responsibility shaped what was genuinely possible.This is not a general history of the war. It is a concise study of judgment under uncertainty-for readers of military history and strategy who want to understand not only what happened, but why intelligent people sometimes made catastrophic choices. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1899 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 655 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 655 Volume 6 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1879 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 720 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 720 Volume 2 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1870 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 532 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 532 Volume 1 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1894 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 815 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 815 Volume 5 Language: English.…