War, Peace, and International Relations. An Introduction to Strategic History

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War, Peace and International Relations War, Peace and International Relationsis an introduction to the strategic history of the ...

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War, Peace and International Relations An Introduction to Strategic History Colin S. Gray ...

First published 2007 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and C ...

To the memory of John Erickson, an inspiring teacher, a wise mentor and a good friend ...

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Contents List of maps xi List of boxes and tables xii ...

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Boxes and tables Introduction: strategic history Preface xiii 1 Themes and contexts of strategic history Introduction: a bindin ...

Preface I have long been convinced that students of strategic studies know too little history, while students of history and int ...

in England. In particular, I am grateful for the assistance provided by Dr Robert McKeever, the erstwhile Head of School. As usu ...

Introduction Strategic history War and the fear of war have been by far the most powerful among the influences that have shaped ...

by another: the modern world has been unmadeseveral times by war. Each of the great conflicts of 1792–1 8 15, 1914–1 8 , 1939–45 ...

the strategic dimension to international relations has been by far the most significant of the influences shaping events. As the ...

1 Themes and contexts of strategic history Introduction: a binding framework The historical narrative and its analysis here are ...

tempting to explain the past in terms of its consequences. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in the field of strategic his ...