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Illusion Of Victory
Ian Bickerton
其他書名
The True Costs of Modern War
出版Melbourne University Publishing, 2011-04-01
主題History / Military / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Military ScienceHistory / General
ISBN05228602309780522860238
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jaRYahfrHXoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. This sobering reality is increasingly the case in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Ian Bickerton persuasively argues that as the rhetoric of victory becomes more hollow all countries must adopt creative new approaches to resolving disputes.