Title: | Why leaders choose war : The psychology of prevention |
Authors: | Jonathan Renshon ; Alexander l. George, Author of introduction, etc. |
Material Type: | Books |
Publisher: | Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006 |
Article on page: | XIII, 240 |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-275-99085-5 |
Languages: | English |
Class number: | 355.027 5 |
Descriptors: | |
Tags: | Preemptive attack (Military science) ; War--Causes ; United States--Military policy |
Abstract: | Presents a theory of preventative action based upon the beliefs and perceptions of leaders. This book examines five cases: British action in the Suez Canal Crisis, 1956; Israel's strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor, 1981; American preventive |
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