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A groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Over recent decades, Pulitzer-winning historian John W. Dower has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. Here he examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events--Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror. The list of issues examined and themes explored is wide-ranging: failures of intelligence and imagination, wars of choice and "strategic imbecilities," faith-based secular thinking as well as more overtly holy wars, the targeting of noncombatants, and the almost irresistible logic--and allure--of mass destruction. Dower also sets the U.S. occupations of Japan and Iraq side by side in strikingly original ways. He offers comparative insights into individual and institutional behavior and pathologies that transcend "cultures" in the more traditional sense, and that ultimately go beyond war-making alone.--From publisher description.

11 september 2001 [Terroristische aanslagen van ] --- 11 septembre 2001 [Attaques terroristes du ] --- 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- Aanslagen op het World Trade Center en het Pentagon, 2001 --- Attaques terroristes du 11 septembre, 2001 --- Attentats terroristes du World Trade Center et du Pentagon, 2001 --- Deuxième Guerre mondiale --- Guerre d'Iraq, 2003-2011 --- Guerre mondiale (2e), 1939-1945 --- Guerre mondiale II --- Irak--History--Anglo-Amerikaanse invasie, 2003-2011 --- Irakese oorlog, 2003-2011 --- Iraq War, 2003-2011 --- Iraq--Histoire--Invasion anglo-américaine, 2003-2011 --- Iraq--History--Anglo-American Invasion, 2003-2011 --- Pentagon (Va.) Terrorist Attack, 2001 --- Pentagon [Attaque terroriste du ], 2001 --- Pentagon [Terroristische aanslag op het ], 2001 --- Pentagon-World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- Seconde Guerre mondiale --- Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- September 11 Terror Attacks, 2001 --- September 11 Terrorism, 2001 --- September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001 --- Terrorist Attacks, September 11, 2001 --- Terroristische aanslagen, 11 september 2001 --- Tours jumelles [Attaque terroriste des ], 2001 --- Twin towers [Terrorist attack ], 2001 --- Twin towers [Terroristische aanslag op de ], 2001 --- W.O. II --- WO 2 --- WO II --- WW 2 --- Wereldoorlog (2de), 1939-1945 --- Wereldoorlog II --- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.) Terrorist Attack, 2001 --- World Trade Center [Attaque terroriste du ], 2001 --- World Trade Center [Terroristische aanslag op het ], 2001 --- World Trade Center-Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- World War II --- World War [second ] --- World War, 1939-1945 --- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- Strategic culture --- War and society --- 815 Geschiedenis --- 852 Internationale conflicten --- Anglo-American Invasion of Iraq, 2003-2011 --- Dawn, Operation New, 2010-2011 --- Gulf War II, 2003-2011 --- Iraqi Freedom, Operation, 2003-2010 --- New Dawn, Operation, 2010-2011 --- Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2010 --- Operation New Dawn, 2010-2011 --- Operation Telic, 2003-2011 --- Persian Gulf War, 2003-2011 --- Telic, Operation, 2003-2011 --- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 --- European War, 1939-1945 --- Second World War, 1939-1945 --- World War 2, 1939-1945 --- World War II, 1939-1945 --- World War Two, 1939-1945 --- WW II (World War, 1939-1945) --- WWII (World War, 1939-1945) --- History, Modern --- Culture --- Military policy --- National security --- 911 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- Attack on America, 2001 (September 11 Terrorist Attacks) --- Nine-Eleven Terrorist Attacks, 2001 --- Hijacking of aircraft --- Terrorism --- United States --- History, Military --- Military policy. --- History [Military ] --- 20th century --- 21st century --- World War, 1939-1945. --- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. --- Iraq War, 2003-2011.