The Remnants of War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: September 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780801442391
Subjects: International relations; Theory of warfare & military science; War; Political Science; Military Science; Politics / Current Events; Technology & Industrial Arts; Politics/International Relations; Technology; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Military - General; World politics; 1995-2005; 20th century; Military history, Modern
First sentence: In October 1990, three months before ordering half a million troops into combat in the Gulf War of 1991, U.S. general Norman Schwarzkopf observed, "War is a profanity because, let's face it, you've got two opposing sides trying to settle their differences by killing as many of each other as they can."