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How Wars Begin - War has been one of the most destructive and decisive forces in world history. But how do wars begin? Taylor examines eight major conflicts, from the Napoleonic era to the late twentieth century, discussing the motives and personalities behind the decisions to go to war.

How Wars End - What, besides martial glory and the loss of countless lives, brings a war to an end? In this brilliant polemical essay, Taylor shows how accidents, freak judgments, personal ambitions and, in Europe, the consistent problem of Poland, can prepare the ground for future conflict even as they provide a return to normality and peace.

The War Lords - The Second World War, unlike the First, produced five great leaders. And whereas most modern wars have been run by committees and rival authorities, the Second World War was uniquely different. Once the British and French governments had declared war on Germany, virtually every decision of the epic conflict was made by one of these five men. Each was unmistakably a War Lord, determining the fate of mankind. But who were these men? And how much did they change the course of history?

War By Timetable - a history of the mobilisation of the armies of the Great Powers in 1914. The timetables and limited resources that were meant to serve as a deterrent to war instead relentlessly drove the powers into a conflict that engulfed the world. War By Timetable is a must read for anyone interested in the origins of the First World War.

Revolutions and Revolutionaries - From the fall of the Bastille to the storming of the Winter Palace in Moscow, Europe has been rocked by violent upheavals and dominated by insurrections. But why were some revolutions successful while others failed?