The age of total war, 1860-1945
Jeremy Black.
Bok Engelsk 2010 Jeremy. Black,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Lanham, MD : : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (217 p.)
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| Utgave | 1st Rowman & Littlefield ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Overawing the World, 1860-1914; Chapter 3. Developments within the West, 1860-71; Chapter 4. Uneasy Peace and Small Wars, 1872-1913; Chapter 5. World War I, 1914-18; Chapter 6. Between the World Wars, 1919-38; Chapter 7. World War II, 1939-45; Chapter 8. Postscript; Notes; Selected Further Reading; Index. - What is total war? Definitions abound, but one thing is certain-the concept of total war has come to be seen as a defining concept of the modern age. In The Age of Total War, celebrated historian Jeremy Black explores the rise and demise of an era of total war, which he defines in terms of the intensity of the struggle, the range (geographical and/or chronological) of conflict, the nature of the goals, and the extent to which civil society was involved. He contends that this era (roughly 1860-1945) was markedly different
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| ISBN | 9781442207004
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