{"product_id":"warmongers-9781445648521","title":"Warmongers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarmongers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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over Mitterrand's pledge of support to Margaret Thatcher.\" --The Sunday Times on Power and Glory \"A wealth of unpublished material...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","brand":"Amberley Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836973203799,"sku":"9781445648521","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781445648521.jpg?v=1710387394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/warmongers-9781445648521","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}