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Logics of war explanations for limited and unlimited conflicts

Alex Weisiger tests three explanations for a nation's decision to go to war and continue fighting regardless of the costs. He combines sharp statistical analysis of interstate wars over the past two centuries with nine narrative case studies.

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Main Author:	Weisiger, Alex (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York ornell University Press, 2013
Series:	Cornell studies in security affairs
Subjects:	War > causes. Limited war. Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) Total war.
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