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Why did President John F. Kennedy choose a strategy of confrontation during the Cuban missile crisis even though his secretary of defense stated that the presence of missiles in Cuba made no difference? Why did large numbers of Iraqi troops surrender during the Gulf War even though they had been ord...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosen, Stephen Peter, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Psychologische aspecten.
Oorlog.
War > Psychological aspects.
War.
HISTORY > Military > Strategy.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
wars.
armed conflicts.
Guerre > Aspect psychologique.
Guerre.
Armed Conflicts
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Why did President John F. Kennedy choose a strategy of confrontation during the Cuban missile crisis even though his secretary of defense stated that the presence of missiles in Cuba made no difference? Why did large numbers of Iraqi troops surrender during the Gulf War even though they had been ordered to fight and were capable of doing so? Why did Hitler declare war on the United States knowing full well the power of that country?War and Human Nature argues that new findings about the way humans are shaped by their inherited biology may help provide answers to such questions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781400826360

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