This book attempts to put war in its political context.

Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders

Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret.), served 35 years in uniform. He spent 24 years in the U.S. Senate, becoming Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services

rofessor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order.