| Description |
xiv, 606 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.C. The Hegemonic Powers and Their Alliances. The Origin of the Rivalry. The Peace. Testing the Peace. The Crisis. The Crisis Widens. The Decision for War: Sparta. The Decision for War: Athens. The Outbreak of War. The Causes of the War -- 2. The First World War 1914-1918. The Emergence of Germany and the Challenge to the Old Order. The European Powers. Bismarck's Era. The Character of the Peace. Testing the Peace. The Road to War. The Final Crisis. The Causes of the War -- 3. Hannibal's War: The Second Punic War 218-201 B.C. The Nature of the Opponents. The Origins of the First Punic War. The Peace. Testing the Peace. The Accession of Hannibal. The Crisis. The Causes of the War -- 4. The Second World War 1939-1945. The End of the First World War. The Peace. Testing the Peace, 1919-1933. The Road to War. The Causes of the War -- 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cold War. Khrushchev Comes to Power. Castro and Cuba. Khrushchev versus Kennedy |
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The Causes of the Crisis |
| Analysis |
History |
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Overseas item |
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Peace |
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Wars |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-589) and index |
| Subject |
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
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Peace -- History.
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Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.
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Military history.
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War -- History.
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World War, 1914-1918.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057083
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| LC no. |
94012250 |
| ISBN |
0385423748 |
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