The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War

1984/01/01 by Stephen Van Evera · 11 citations
Social Sciences · #International Relations and Foreign Policy #Military History and Strategy #World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact

paper · doi:10.2307/2538636

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Citations

• Idealist Internationalism and the Security Dilemma

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