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Why War?
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An Economist Best Book of the Year
“Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is timely for those interested in preventing war.” —Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. Army, retired, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army magazine
Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.
“Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is timely for those interested in preventing war.” —Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. Army, retired, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army magazine
Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.
Richard Overy is not the first scholar to take up the title question. In 1931, at the requ...
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