Gambling on War Confidence Fear Tragedy First World War Roger … 9781108454353 LN

Gambling on War\nby Roger L. Ransom\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Roger L. Ransom\nTitle: Gambling on War\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: First World War\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9781108454353\nISBN-10: 1108454356\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe First World War left a legacy of chaos that is still with us a century later. Why did European leaders resort to war and why did they not end it sooner? Roger L. Ransom sheds new light on this enduring puzzle by employing insights from prospect theory and notions of risk and uncertainty. He reveals how the interplay of confidence, fear, and a propensity to gamble encouraged aggressive behavior by leaders who pursued risky military strategies in hopes of winning the war. The res.