Defeat When Nations Lose War Author:Anthony Clayton This book sets out to summarise in a short work of readable lengths the consequences of defeat on nations that have lost a war. Defeat, whether sudden, unexpected or at the end of a succession of disasters releases passions, recriminations and resentments. The hardship of living conditions can lead to black-marketing, crime, prostitution, with l... more »ife becoming a struggle for survival. In different ways according to nations different cultures social cohesion may fragment, sometimes leaving to wildly irrational behaviour exhibiting the night side of the human being. Much has been written on the causes and the courses of war. However, little has been written to provide a comparative overview of the results of defeat, especially in Britain which has had no national experience of defeat.« less