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Book SynopsisWarmongers challenge assumptions about the value of war in the past and the present; examining major historical figures and events, it will provoke discussion about when and in what circumstances force is ever really justified - pertinent at a time of ongoing war in, and war-weariness about, Syria and Afghanistan.
Trade Review"Excellent... Howard tells a rattling tale, full of slapstick and bloodshed...One chapter, straight from the pages of Graham Greene, recounts a duel between British spies and French officials in post-war Madagascar...The author is good on the vying power centres in Paris (and) Howard's chapter on the Falklands War is a thorough dissection of how these interest groups almost prevailed over Mitterrand's pledge of support to Margaret Thatcher." --The Sunday Times on Power and Glory "A wealth of unpublished material... brings to life often forgotten episodes." --Le Monde on Power and Glory "As Howard shows, French diplomacy has been involved in a continuous war of manoeuvre against the Anglo-Saxons. Its existence has rarely been acknowledged, so Howard's study is especially valuable... it also contains a great deal of useful material" --London Review of Books on Power and Glory "A model of objectivity and dispassionate analysis in a publishing world where there is far too much sensationalism on such subjects" The Tablet on The Arctic Gold Rush
