The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage (English Edition)

Journalist, author, and Parliamentary Member Norman Angell argues the futility of war for civilized, economically-interdependent globalized society in this short treatise published just prior to the outbreak of World War I. When the book was republished in 1933, Angell was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Shortly thereafter, World War II began.