Was war necessary?
Subtitle: National security and U.S. entry into war
By: Melvin Small.
Series: Sage library of social research ; 105
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Beverly Hills
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: National security -- United States; United States -- History, Military
Description: A diplomatic historian examines six major international wars involving the United States and concludes that American involvement was unjustified in each case. America's national security was not in fact sufficiently threatened to merit a call to arms. The author analyzes the events leading up to each war and the justification of wars in general. His book combines lively history with lucid and relevant general argument.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.