Cooperation under Fire : : Anglo-German Restraint during World War II / / Jeffrey W. Legro.
Why do nations cooperate even as they try to destroy each other? Jeffrey Legro explores this question in the context of World War II, the "total" war that in fact wasn't. During the war, combatant states attempted to sustain agreements limiting the use of three forms of combat conside...
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Legro, Jeffrey W., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Cooperation under Fire : Anglo-German Restraint during World War II / Jeffrey W. Legro. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (272 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Theories of Cooperation -- 2. Submarine Warfare -- 3. Strategic Bombing -- 4. Chemical Warfare -- 5. Explaining Cooperation -- Epilogue: The Future of Restraint -- Appendix: The Laws and Rules of Warfare -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Why do nations cooperate even as they try to destroy each other? Jeffrey Legro explores this question in the context of World War II, the "total" war that in fact wasn't. During the war, combatant states attempted to sustain agreements limiting the use of three forms of combat considered barbarous-submarine attacks against civilian ships, strategic bombing of civilian targets, and chemical warfare. Looking at how these restraints worked or failed to work between such fierce enemies as Hitler's Third Reich and Churchill's Britain, Legro offers a new understanding of the dynamics of World War II and the sources of international cooperation.While traditional explanations of cooperation focus on the relations between actors, Cooperation under Fire examines what warring nations seek and why they seek it-the "preference formation" that undergirds international interaction. Scholars and statesmen debate whether it is the balance of power or the influence of international norms that most directly shapes foreign policy goals. Critically assessing both explanations, Legro argues that it was, rather, the organizational cultures of military bureaucracies-their beliefs and customs in waging war-that decided national priorities for limiting the use of force in World War II.Drawing on documents from Germany, Britain, the United States, and the former Soviet Union, Legro provides a compelling account of how military cultures molded state preferences and affected the success of cooperation. In its clear and cogent analysis, this book has significant implications for the theory and practice of international relations. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Cooperation Germany History 20th century. Cooperation Great Britain History 20th century. International cooperation. Limited war. World War, 1939-1945 Germany. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Europe. History. Military History. HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801429385 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801469916 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801469916 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801469916/original |
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