| The Illusion of Victory Contributor(s): Bickerton, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522856152 ISBN-13: 9780522856156 Publisher: Melbourne University OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - History | Military - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |