Today and Tomorrow Volume 16 War and Politics Callinicus: A Defence of Chemical Warfare Paris or the Future of War Janus or the Conquest of War Sinon or the Future of Politics Typhoeus or the Future of Socialism

A Defence of Chemical Warfare

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.

 

84pp

 

Paris or the Future of War

B H Liddell Hart

Originally published in 1925.

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

Liddell Hart was one of the twentieth century’s most respected military historians. In this volume he analyzes the causes of war, and the future of war, as well as examining the air, naval and army weapon and the evolution of "New Model Armies".

84pp.

 

Janus: The Conquest of War

A Psychological Inquiry

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 of the Great War, the Causes of War, Preventives of War, League to Enforce Peace, and International Air Force as a Prevention of War.

132pp

 

Sinon

Or the Future of Politics

Edgar Ansel Mowrer

Originally published in 1930

A striking analysis of politics and their future from a national and international standpoint.

86pp

 

Typhoeus

Or the Future of Socialism

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, both in its political and economic aspects.

112pp