The Spoils of War
Download or Read eBook The Spoils of War PDF written by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bruce Bueno de Mesquita |
| Publisher | : Public Affairs |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2016-09-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781610396622 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1610396626 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Spoils of War by : Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Book excerpt: "It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate--Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few--oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps it's because they looked out for important political causes. Or maybe they just looked out for themselves. This ... book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, [positing that] their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient"--
