Why War?

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About the author

Richard Overy is Honorary Research Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain's most distinguished historians. His major works include The Dictators, winner of the 2005 Wolfson Prize, The Morbid Age and The Bombing War, which won a Cundill Award for Historical Excellence in 2014. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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A richly absorbing book... Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians James Holland The Daily Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: Richard Overy
• Publisher: PELICAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 19.06.2025
• EAN: 9780241567616
• ISBN: 978-0-241-56761-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Pelican Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; World, HISTORY / Military / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, military history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, Social, group or collective psychology, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General