Jason Lyall is the James Wright Associate Professor in Transnational Studies and associate professor of government at Dartmouth College, where he also directs the Political Violence FieldLab.
An inviting and challenging read, one that necessitates and rewards thoughtful investment. ---Dr. Larry D. Miller, National Defense University Press A welcome mingling of the traditions of quantitative and qualitative political science. He sets a rigorous and imaginative methodological standard that others will struggle to match. ---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs An extraordinary achievement, providing new ideas about the non-material determinants of battlefield performance, and presenting compelling quantitative and qualitative evidence. It will no doubt shape research agendas on war for many years to come. * Journal of Peace Research * 2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List