Victory in Modern War

Raymond G. O'Connor
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Raymond G. O'Connor: University of Miami

Journal of Peace Research, 1969, vol. 6, issue 4, 367-384

Abstract: O'Connor attempts three main things here: (1) a discussion of the variety of meanings attributed to the term "victory"; (2) a survey of how various war endings from the American Revolution to contemporary wars of national liberation measure up to these conceptions of victory (what did "victory" mean in each case to the belligerents? did the outcome constitute "victory"?); and (3) a discussion of various factors influencing the outcome of warfare today. In treating these subjects, O'Connor provides the reader with some two dozen definitions or conceptions of victory; about the same number of different observations concerning war aims, changes in war aims, and their role; and some six dozen circumstances or factors influencing the termination of wars. In addition, he offers a variety of generalizations about how wars end which may serve as subjects for further investigation.

Date: 1969
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