On the origins of war

Professor Kagan Reveals The Common Threads That Connect The Ancient Confrontations Between Athens And Sparta And Between Rome And Carthage With The Two Calamitous World Wars Of Our Own Century. The Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.c. — The First World War 1914-1918 — Hannibal’s War : The Second Punic War 218-201 B.c. — The Second World War 1939-1945 — The Cuban Missile Crisis. Donald Kagan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 575-589) And Index.