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Conventional Deterrence (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) by John J. Mearsheimer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><i>Conventional Deterrence</i> is a book about the origins of war. Why do nations faced with the prospect of large-scale conventional war opt for or against an offensive strategy? John J. Mearsheimer examines a number of crises that led to major conventional wars to explain why deterrence failed. He focuses first on Allied and German decision making in the years 1939?1940, analyzing why the Allies did not strike first against Germany after declaring war and, conversely, why the Germans did at

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
John J. Mearsheimer
Publisher
Ithaca: Cornell University Press
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781501713262
Category
history
Subjects
History, Political Science, Military
Updated
2026-03-24

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