Settling it on the Field: Battlefield Events and War Termination

Publication Year
2008

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
Using a sample of battlefield data from twentieth-century wars, the author of this article tests a number of previously untested hypotheses linking battle events and the decision to end violent conflict. The author explores how factors like the distribution of power, battlefield casualties, and information that flows from the battlefield influence war termination. The analysis speaks to the validity of competing rational choice theories of war termination. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Journal
The Journal of Conflict Resolution
Volume
52
Issue
6
Pages
850
Date Published
Dec 2008
ISBN
00220027