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Autore |
Black Jeremy |
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Titolo |
The age of total war, 1860-1945 [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-44409-1 |
1-4616-4409-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st Rowman & Littlefield ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in military history and international affairs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - History - 19th century |
Military art and science - History - 20th century |
Military history, Modern - 19th century |
Military history, Modern - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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