WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR By John G. Stoessinger BOOK REVIEW: WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR is a unique book and a product of reflection by author‚ Dr. John G. Stoessinger. First published in 1978‚ its Eleventh Edition with additions came out in 2010. It is built around ten case studies‚ culminating in the new wars that ushered in the twenty-first century: Iraq‚ Afghanistan‚ and the wars between Arabs and Israelis in Gaza and in Lebanon. In the book he analyses the most important military conflicts
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Why did the Communists win the Chinese Civil War in 1949 ? The Chinese civil war was one of the major conflicts in 20th century Asia. This conflict cost China approximately 6 million casualties (including civilians). Most fierce battles were fought after the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ which comprises the last 3 years of the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949). In this essay‚ we will focus on this period‚ by contrasting two rival sides‚ CPC (Communist Party of China) and forces loyal to the Kuomintang (KMT)-led
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World War I (WWI or WW1)‚ also known as the First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II‚ it was called simply the World War or the Great War‚ and thereafter the First World War or World War I. This war The war drew in all the world’s economic great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom
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Gallipoli was only ever going to be a pointless struggle. World War 1 was a world war between the triple entente i.e. Italy‚ Austria-Hungry and Germany and the triple alliances – United Kingdom‚ France and Russia and all their alliances. It all started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was the Royal Prince of Austria-Hungry was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip who was Bosnian Serb and a member of a group called the Black Hand a secret society led by Serbian Military Intelligence. This essay aims to
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and Out‚ Out by Robert Frost? “Out‚ Out” and “Disabled” both represent physical injuries and their effects in several ways. Robert Frost and Wilfred Owen both show the consequences of injuries‚ for example they demonstrate how injuries caused physical pain due to industrial advances‚ psychological impacts and how the people around him felt. In addition‚ they also show how society felt towards the injured and how they struggled to accept them. Both Owen and Frost wanted to create an anti-war image
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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of Rome The Roman Empire was without a doubt the most powerful governing body in the Mediterranean ever. Why did Rome fall? There was not any single cause to the fall of Rome. It was many things occurring in succession to each other. After the Punic wars with Carthage‚ Rome acquired many new lands that it did not have before. During peace times it was easy to govern these areas but during war times it proved difficult. The government had to pay soldiers to patrol the frontiers of the empire; it
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Why did Russia enter World War One? The reason for Russia entering the war was three-fold. One reason was that Russia owed Serbia allegiance‚ another being the loss of the Russo-Japanese war and the last‚ and arguably the most important‚ reason for Russia’s entry is the incompetence of the Czar. The first reason for Russia entering the war was their allegiance to Serbia. Russia owed Serbia allegiance so when Austria declared was‚ it was Russia’s duty to fight with Serbia. Russia did this because
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The anti-war movement didn’t play a large role in the direct change of US policy towards Indochina‚ however it was able to restrict the escalation of the war and limit the military options up until 1973. The antiwar movement‚ played a minimal role in direct change of policy due to the fact that it was often disregarded by politicians such as the president‚ in terms of military decisions. The Antiwar-movement wasn’t too influential due to the fact that there were much larger factors in play such as
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