On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace - Softcover
From the councils of the Athenian generals to the staff room of the German high command to meetings in the Kennedy White House, Donald Kagan shows the world's great leaders making the critical decisions of peace and war.
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Praise for Donald Kagan's On the Origins of War "A particularly timely masterpiece . . . brilliantly examines the origins of four major, devastating conflicts."--Los Angeles "Humane and penetrating . . . Kagan shows how, tragically, measures undertaken precisely to prevent war have in the past repeatedly brought it closer."--The New Criterion "By now it is all too clear that the so-called end of history really has meant the return of history, with a vengeance. Recent events regrettably confirm that warfare is inherent to any system of world affair yet imagined, so we better do all we can to prevent it. Professor Kagan's impressive volume presents thoughts that are timely, intellectually deep, and just about indispensable."--George P. Schultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
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Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. A former dean of Yale College, he received his Ph.D. in 1958 from The Ohio State University. His publications include On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace, The Peloponnesian War, and Thucydides: The Reinvention of History. In 2002 he was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal and in 2005 was named the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecturer.
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- PublisherPimlico
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0712673504
- ISBN 13 9780712673501
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages624
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