{"id":237132,"date":"2024-06-27T14:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/why-war-review-richard-overys-powerful-new-book-shows-why-its-so-important-to-understand-war\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:58","slug":"why-war-review-richard-overys-powerful-new-book-shows-why-its-so-important-to-understand-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/why-war-review-richard-overys-powerful-new-book-shows-why-its-so-important-to-understand-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Why War? review: Richard Overy’s powerful new book shows why it\u2019s so important to understand war"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The devastated area in\u00a0Gaza around Al-Shifa hospital in April<\/p>\n

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Why War?<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Richard Overy (Pelican (UK), W. W. Norton (US))<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, Israel\u2019s military incursions in Gaza, civil wars in Sudan<\/a> and Myanmar, tens of thousands killed, millions displaced and global military spending standing at $2.4 trillion in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n

This persistence of war both defies and demands explanation. Many have tried. Albert Einstein felt driven to seek an (ultimately inconclusive) written exchange with Sigmund Freud on the subject, published as Why War?<\/i> A number of books have since shared this title, the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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