How Wars Begin by A J P Taylor

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at top edge and at spine. Interior and binding are excellent.

A J P Taylor examines eight wars - six major wars in Europe since the French Revolution, WWII and the Cold War. What started them? A J P Taylor finds that the actual declaration of war bears little relation to its profound cause. Wars, in fact, have stemmed more from apprehension than from lust for conquest.