A study of war, vol. 1

Cover
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Foreword
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Table of contents
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Analytical table of contents
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List of illustrations
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List of tables
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Part I - Introduction
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I. Objectives of the study
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II. Scope and organization of the study
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Part II. - The history of war
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III. History of war
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IV. Origin of war
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V. Animal warfare
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VI. Primitive warfare
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VII. Historic warfare
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VIII. Character of modern civilization
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IX. Fluctuations in the intensity of modern war
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X. Functions of modern war
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XI. Drives of modern war
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XII. Technique of modern war
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XIII. Theory of modern war
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XIV. Contradictions of modern civilization
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XV. Changes in war through history
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Appendixes
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I. The causes of war project at the university of Chicago
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II. Co-operative research on war
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III. Approaches to the study of war
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IV. The nature of history
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V. The relation of history to geography
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VI. Theory of the unique origin of war
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VII. Animal warfare
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VIII. Analysis of psychological drives and motives
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IX. Relation between warlikeness and other characteristics of primitive peoples
......Page 550
X. The warlikeness of primitive peoples
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XI. The classification of races
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XII. Population controls among primitive peoples
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XIII. Effect of war upon population among primitive peoples
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XIV. Characteristics of the historic civilizations
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XV. Military characteristics of the historic civilizations
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XVI. The frequency and types of battles in classic, western, sinic, and chinese civilizations
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XVII. The origin of modern civilizations
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XVIII. The evaluating ideas of modern civilization
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XIX. Analysis of the battles of modern civilization
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XX. Wars of modern civilization
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XXI. Duration and intensity of modern war
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XXII. Military and naval development of the powers, 1850-1937
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XXIII. The influence of military mechanization upon war costs
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XXIV. The character of military units and military action in relation to organic history and the history of civilization
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