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Why They Fought

How War Made the State and the State Made Peace

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Why They Fought

By: Michael Mandelbaum
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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Summary

According to Ian Morris, the author of a sweeping history of conflict from prehistoric times to the present, war can sometimes produce safety. But his account runs into difficulties as it approaches the present.

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