The A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage Angell, Norman 1874-1967 creator text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Great Illusion" by Norman Angell is a book first published in 1909. Angell argues that modern war between industrial nations is economically futile because conquest brings no real gain. He contends that international economic interdependence makes armed conflict irrational and self-defeating. The book became a bestseller, spawning study groups and influencing military leaders. Yet World War I erupted just years later, leading many to dismiss Angell's ideas—though scholars later recognized the work as foundational to understanding international relations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Illusion Release date is 2012-01-09 Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified War Disarmament Imperialism War, Cost of Commercial policy JX Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38535 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38535 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133858.0 38535