Violence And Violence In John Middleton's The Anatomy Of War

War; A state of usually open and declared hostile conflict between states or nations - the definition of war defined by The Merriam Webster. Throughout history there has been thousands - if not millions - of wars; fought through both violence and peace. Since 1900 there has been roughly 500 major wars or conflicts; a shockingly-low 19 of the 500 have fought without violence. Despite the common cries of people saying violence is never the answer, violence is ironically the very reason why today (2015) a majority of the world is at peace and citizens are granted rights and freedoms. Since the end of the first World War in 1917, people all over the globe commemorate the 11th of November every year as it marks the signing of the Armistice between Allied forces and Germany. Often ignored however; are all the lives
Some see the decision as heroic and a smart move and others see it as the worst war-decision since King Napoleon decided to invade Russia in 1812. Again, no matter which way it is viewed, the decision ended an entire World war ; sparing the lives of millions. John Lyles wisely and famously wrote “All is fair in love and war” in his book The Anatomy of War. Lyles meant that no action or decision can be said to be harsh or cruel during times of war given all the unique scenarios. Unlike person conflict, war does not have a governing body to enforce rules or laws on a Country. However there can be sanctions or Treaties to defer from conflict, like the Treaty of Versailles So, given the extreme circumstances the United States were put under after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the decision to ultimately drop the second bomb proved to be the right one. Not only did the second bomb bring an end to World War II, it reduced and nearly stopped the spread of fascism throughout