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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465069398
ISBN-139780465069392
eBay Product ID (ePID)2132355
Product Key Features
Book TitleRetreat from Doomsday : the Obsolescence of Major War
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Theory, Peace
Publication Year1989
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science
AuthorJohn Mueller
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-047899
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal355/.03
SynopsisIn 'Retreat from Doomsday', John Mueller traces the major Cold War crises of the postwar era - Korea, Cuba, Vietnam - and concludes that despite their revolutionary and expansionist ideology, former Soviet leaders never saw major war as a sensible tactic.