The stupidity of war : American foreign policy and the case for complacency

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Mueller, John E. author

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"At the conclusion of World War II, the Western victors faced two major international problems: what to do about the defeated countries, Germany and Japan, and what to do about an emerging conflict...

"At the conclusion of World War II, the Western victors faced two major international problems: what to do about the defeated countries, Germany and Japan, and what to do about an emerging conflict-the Cold War-with another victor, the Soviet Union. Since it involved a lot of interesting conflict, the latter problem has inspired a much greater literature. But it seems quite possible that in time the Cold War contest will be remembered as something of a historical curiosity"--

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