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Examining World War I and Vietnam, Johnson shows how positive illusions have filtered into politics, causing leaders to overestimate themselves and underestimate their adversaries - and to resort to violence to settle a conflict against unreasonable odds.Johnson, Dominic D. P. is the author of 'Overconfidence and War The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions', published 2004 under ISBN 9780674015760 and ISBN 0674015762.
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