Origins Of Modern Wars
The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific
1st Edition
By Akira Iriye
April 06, 1987
Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers?...
The Origins of the French Revolutionary Wars
1st Edition
By T.C.W. Blanning
April 01, 1986
A major synthesis of current research on the three wars fought by France during the Revolution - against Austria and Prussia; Britain, Spain and the United Provinces; and against the Second Coalition.contains analysis of the theories of war including Clausewitz, and the role of ideology...
The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War
1st Edition
By Ian Nish
April 09, 1985
The Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5 has been seen as the turning point of the development of the modern world. Written by a specialist in Japanese diplomacy, this book has been described by the Times Higher Education Supplement as 'diplomatic history at its very best'....