War and Power Who Wins Wars and Why By Phillips Payson O'Brien & Nuclear War By Annie Jacobsen 2 Books Collection Set

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Please Note The individual books included in this listing will be dispatched as per the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover image shown—are included in the War and Power Who Wins Wars and Why By Phillips Payson O'Brien & Nuclear War By Annie Jacobsen 2 Books Collection 📚 Books in This War and Who Wins Wars ? and Why [Hardcover] Nuclear War [Paperback] War and Who Wins Wars ? and Why [Hardcover]:War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood ? often disastrously so. Whilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called ‘Great Powers’ who dominate their opponents with their impressive size and military prowess, the reality of modern conflict, as renowned strategic historian Professor Phillips Payson O’Brien demonstrates, is very different. He urges us instead to look for ‘Full Spectrum Powers’. For if we are considering how powerful a nation is and who will win a war, we need to think less about weapons, and more about the economies and societies that produce them; less about individual battles, and more about sustaining campaigns and alliances in which states operate.Nuclear There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of nuclear war. Until now, no one outside official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilization. Decisions that affect hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, in the knowledge that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and taken responsibility for crucial decisions, this is the only account.