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100 1 _aWeisiger, Alex.
245 1 0 _aLogics of War :
_bExplanations for Limited and Unlimited Conflicts.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2013.
300 _a1 online resource (297 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aCornell Studies in Security Affairs Series
505 0 _aLogics of War -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Explanations for Limited and Unlimited Wars -- 2. Research Strategy and Statistical Tests -- 3. War to the Death in Paraguay -- 4. World War II: German Expansion and Allied Response -- 5. Additional Commitment Problem Cases: The Crimean, Pacific, and Iran-Iraq Wars -- 6. Short Wars of Optimism: Persian Gulf and Anglo-Iranian -- 7. The Limits on Leaders: The Falklands War and the Franco-Turkish War -- Conclusion: Recapitulations, Implications, and Prognostications -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aAlex 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aWar -- Causes.
650 0 _aLimited war.
650 0 _aLow-intensity conflicts (Military science).
650 0 _aTotal war.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWeisiger, Alex
_tLogics of War
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2013
_z9780801451867
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aCornell Studies in Security Affairs Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138452
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