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Gambling on War
- Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War
Engelsk Hardback

Gambling on War

- Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War
Engelsk Hardback

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The First World War left a legacy of chaos that is still with us a century later. Why did European leaders resort to war and why did they not end it sooner? Roger L. Ransom sheds new light on this enduring puzzle by employing insights from prospect theory and notions of risk and uncertainty. He reveals how the interplay of confidence, fear, and a propensity to gamble encouraged aggressive behavior by leaders who pursued risky military strategies in hopes of winning the war. The result was a series of military disasters and a war of attrition which gradually exhausted the belligerents without producing any hope of ending the war. Ultimately, he shows that the outcome of the war rested as much on the ability of the Allied powers to muster their superior economic resources to continue the fight as it did on success on the battlefield.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
346
ISBN-13:
9781108485029
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1108485022
Udg. Dato:
28 jun 2018
Længde:
20mm
Bredde:
155mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
28 jun 2018
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