The pursuit of victory : from Napoleon to Saddam Hussein / (Record no. 31192)
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| fixed length control field | 01794nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 210304s1996 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0198204973 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 327.1170903 B711P 1996 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Bond, Brian |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The pursuit of victory : from Napoleon to Saddam Hussein / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 1996. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 240 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Include index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "In Western Europe and North America the idea that war can deliberately be used as an 'instrument of policy' has become unfashionable, not least because of the carnage of two World Wars and the Americans' humiliating experience in Vietnam. But wars are still fought. Those who start wars clearly believe they are worthwhile. Why? In this original and provocative study, Brian Bond discusses the successes and failures of military and political leaders in their pursuit of victory over the last two centuries." "Professor Bond argues that in order to be counted victorious, a leader has to progress beyond military triumph to preserve the political control needed to secure an advantageous and enduring peace settlement. After 1945, nuclear weapons and the increased complexity of international relations blurred the identity of 'victors' and 'losers' and seemed to make the idea of a 'decisive' victory almost unthinkable. But this study warns against the assumption that war as an instrument of policy has now been completely discarded. The Falklands and Gulf conflicts show that aggressors are still prepared to risk war for tangible goals, and that their opponents are quite capable of responding successfully to such challenges." |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Command of troops |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics and war |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type | Shelving location |
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| Chughtai Public Library | Chughtai Public Library | 2023-01-02 | 327.1170903 B711P 1996 | 518685 | Books | Second Floor |
| Masood Faisal Jhandir Library | Masood Faisal Jhandir Library | 2021-03-04 | 327.1170903 B711P 1996 | 010449. | Books | |
| Masood Faisal Jhandir Library | Masood Faisal Jhandir Library | 2023-03-08 | 327.1170903 B711P 2001 | 108613. | Books |