Greetings of peace, my dear Galen, historically wars and involving and turning children, women, the elderly, civilians in general into war targets, is absolutely condemnable.
Everything corresponds to expansionism and the new re-articulation of world geopolitics around the three dominant powers:
The United States, China, Russia and their respective allies.
In the current escalation, war, as always, the main victims are going to be the innocent, on both sides and no matter who prevails, the destruction is going to be real and peace is getting further and further away, unfortunately.
Magnificent book the one that rests in your hand, peace and good for you, Galen.
Hmm well, I don't necessarily agree with you singling out those three counties specifically, wars have happened in many countries and for many reasons, including my own; it's a human thing, not a country thing, or so I believe. Sure, greed-related, expansionism as you say, but no matter the countries involved, the one thing that is common across all is that humans are involved.
But I've put a list of just some of the wars and conflicts from history into this post and in every one human beings were involved...some between people from the same country! (Civil wars.) Humans are garbage.
And yes, the book is beautiful, sad and poignant all at the same time do you think you'll read it?
Really Galen, there is an urgent need for an end to so much hostility on the part of humans, but that the.necessary peace is not to the detriment of sovereignty, and territories.
Of course I would read that book and recommended it, by you. I'm going to look for it today.
Good luck with the book...it's been in print since it was first published so I'm certain you'll find it in the language of your choice.