Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. A former dean of Yale College, he received his Ph.D. in 1958 from The Ohio State University. His publications include On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace, The Peloponnesian War, and Thucydides: The Reinvention of History. In 2002 he was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal and in 2005 was named the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecturer.
Praise for Donald Kagan's On the Origins of War
“A particularly timely masterpiece . . . brilliantly examines the
origins of four major, devastating conflicts.”—Los Angeles
“Humane and penetrating . . . Kagan shows how, tragically, measures
undertaken precisely to prevent war have in the past repeatedly
brought it closer.”—The New Criterion
“By now it is all too clear that the so-called end of history
really has meant the return of history, with a vengeance. Recent
events regrettably confirm that warfare is inherent to any system
of world affair yet imagined, so we better do all we can to prevent
it. Professor Kagan's impressive volume presents thoughts that are
timely, intellectually deep, and just about indispensable.”—George
P. Schultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
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