Book Detail
Title Cultures of war
Sub Title Pearl Harbor Hiroshima/ 9-11 Iraq
Author(s)
Call No 355.00973 DOW
Subject(s)
ISBN
Volume
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