Overconfidence and war : the havoc and glory of positive illusions / Dominic D.P. Johnson.

Opponents rarely go to war without thinking they can win--and clearly, one side must be wrong. This conundrum lies at the heart of the so-called "war puzzle": rational states should agree on their differences in power and thus not fight. But as Dominic Johnson argues in Overconfidence and...

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Main Author: Johnson, Dominic D. P., 1974- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2004.
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