{"product_id":"war-and-power-1","title":"War and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eWar and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood — often disastrously so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called ‘Great Powers’ who dominate their opponents with their impressive size and military prowess, the reality of modern conflict, as renowned strategic historian Professor Phillips Payson O’Brien demonstrates, is very different. He urges us instead to look for ‘Full Spectrum Powers’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor if we are considering how powerful a nation is and who will win a war, we need to think less about weapons, and more about the economies and societies that produce them; less about individual battles, and more about sustaining campaigns and alliances in which states operate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing fascinating examples from the late 19th century to the present day, \u003ci\u003eWar and Powe\u003c\/i\u003er explains how misunderstanding war and power has led to terrible, even preventable conflicts – such as the war in Ukraine – and how more accurate analysis can help us consider the potential conflict between the US and China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar and Power\u003c\/i\u003e provides a bold new way of understanding the dangerous world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56643443523928,"sku":"9781405975612","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405975612_e7c014b0-c597-4f5c-83d7-cf2038459390.jpg?v=1780118159","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/war-and-power-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}