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Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Can air bombardment break the morale of an enemy and force it to capitulate or does it strengthen the enemy's determination to resist? In the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates. Pape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and...
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle. Only in Germany and the Soviet Union were truly original armor doctrines (generally known as "blitzkrieg" and "deep battle") fully implemented. Storm of Steel relates how the German and Soviet armies formulated and chose to put into practice...
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"Why do powerful countries behave in a way that leads to entrapment in prolonged, expensive, and self-defeating conflicts?" "Jeffrey W. Taliaferro suggests that such interventions are driven by the refusal of senior officials to accept losses in their state's relative power, international status, or prestige. Instead of cutting their losses, leaders often continue to invest blood and money in failed excursions into the periphery. Their policies may...
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"Between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, the United States was embroiled in competitive inter-state politics. Aside from the War of 1812, the Oregon Crisis, and the Mexican War, other "near misses" included here - disputes of 1807 and 1809 with Britain, with Spain over East Florida in 1811-13, with Mexico in 1853, and disputes with Spain over Cuba in 1853-55 and with Mexico in 1858-60 - have been ignored in the democratic peace literature....
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