| Title |
Cultures of war |
| Sub Title |
Pearl Harbor Hiroshima/ 9-11 Iraq |
| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
355.00973 DOW |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
W W Norton & Company |
| Publishing Year |
2010 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
596 |
| Price |
29.95 PKR |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 101531 ] |
| Description |
A groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Over recent decades, Pulitzer-winning historian John W. Dower has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. Here he examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events--Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror. The list of issues examined and themes explored is wide-ranging: failures of intelligence and imagination, wars |
| Keywords |
USA-War and society--United States;
USA-Military History-20th Century;
USA-Military History-21th Century;
USA-Military policy;
USA-War and Society;
USA-Strategic Culture;
World War II;
9/11;
Iraq War-2003;
War on Terror |