ABSTRACT
Warsareneverplannedtobelong,bloody,
andsenseless.Theyarealwaysnecessary,alast resort,atestofnationalwill,andenvisionedtobe short,allowingaclearresolutionofinternational differences.WriterPaulFussellnotedabout WorldWarII,"Atfirsteveryonehoped,andmany believed,thatthewarwouldbefast-moving, mechanized,remote-controlled,andperhapseven rathereasy"(Fussell1989:3).Itisalways promisedthatcasualtieswillbeminimal,the bombingpinpoint,andtheactiondecisive.
