Today and Tomorrow Volume 16 War and Politics

Today and Tomorrow Volume 16 War and Politics by Liddell Hart Haldane is an enlightening collection of essays originally published in the 1920s and 1930s, offering a keen insight into the interplay of war and politics through various perspectives.

A Defence of Chemical Warfare

By J B S Haldane

Originally published in 1925

"Mr Haldane’s brilliant study." Times Leading Article

"A book to be read by every intelligent adult." Spectator

This volume discusses the use of chemical weapons during the Second World War from the scientific viewpoint of the eminent bio-chemist, J B S Haldane, and attempts to predict their use in conflicts of the future.

84 pages

Paris or the Future of War

By B H Liddell Hart

Originally published in 1925

"…a gem of close-thinking and deduction." Observer

Liddell Hart, one of the twentieth century’s most respected military historians, analyses the causes and future of war. He examines air, naval, and army weapon developments, and the evolution of "New Model Armies".

84 pages

Janus: The Conquest of War

A Psychological Inquiry

By William McDougall

Originally published in 1927

"Among all the volumes in this series, none, I think, is so weighty and impressive as this…" Evening Standard

This volume covers lessons from the Great War, causes of war, preventives of war, the League to Enforce Peace, and the International Air Force as a prevention of war.

132 pages

Sinon

Or the Future of Politics

By Edgar Ansel Mowrer

Originally published in 1930

This volume offers a striking analysis of politics and their future from both a national and international standpoint.

86 pages

Typhoeus

Or the Future of Socialism

By Arthur Shadwell

Originally published in 1929

"Invaluable, a miracle of compression and illumination." Yorkshire Post

This volume provides an analysis of the aims and prospects of Socialism, examining both its political and economic aspects.

112 pages