been shattered by the impact of foreign war and occupation, as has been the case
with so many other nations.

All this is to ring the changes on a familiar theme—American innocence. It
is not only the current generation of students which is relatively remote from
the actual experience of war, but the entire nation, which has been spared in
comparison with others. The only way to transcend this innocence short of the
actual experience, for which no sane person today would hope, is to try to get
as close as possible to the subject matter at hand. This means that war in all its
dimensions, as reported in personal documents, histories, and even fictional
accounts, in art and literature as well as in chronicle, will help to bridge the
gap. And since war has plagued mankind since before the beginning of re-
corded history, the interested student has much to learn from the insights and
observations of those who have tried to understand it. These materials can be
invaluable in making him sensitive to the central issues and problems awaiting
those who would study war as behavior. Such study may be incumbent on
those who would prepare for peace.

The editors wish to acknowledge the assistance of the following people: James
Breay, research assistant during the summer of 1962, rendered invaluable
service as a bibliographer and helped choose the selections; Elizabeth A.
Feigon assisted with bibliography and made valuable editorial suggestions;
Kathryn Puester provided administrative and secretarial assistance; Mary
Lou Woodruff rendered secretarial help in the early stages of the project;
Susan Self typed and assembled the final copy and supervised its completion;
Howard Gardner helped with bibliography and with proofreading.

Editorial suggestions were contributed by Paul Bohannan, Mary Bramson,
Dante Germino, John Ratté, David Riesman, and Edward Tiryakian. Biblio-
graphical suggestions were made by Kenneth Bock, Stanley Hoffman, Tamotsu
Shibutani, and Jan Thurlings.

The editors are grateful to the administrative committee of the Harvard
Foundation for Advanced Study for a grant covering the expenses of a re-
search assistant and secretarial help.

This book is a joint effort on the part of the editors, and final responsibility
for it rests entirely with them.

March 1964
Cambridge, Mass.

LEON BRAMSON
GEORGE W. GOETHALS

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