02780nam 2200541Ia 450 991080783100332120230124183909.01-299-44409-11-4616-4409-7(CKB)2550000001018462(EBL)1162039(MiAaPQ)EBC1162039(Au-PeEL)EBL1162039(CaPaEBR)ebr10685876(CaONFJC)MIL475659(OCoLC)854971432(EXLCZ)99255000000101846220100522d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The age of total war, 1860-1945[electronic resource] /Jeremy Black1st Rowman & Littlefield ed.Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20101 online resource (217 p.)Studies in military history and international affairsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4422-0700-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index.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; IndexWhat 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 differentStudies in military history and international affairs.Military art and scienceHistory19th centuryMilitary art and scienceHistory20th centuryMilitary history, Modern19th centuryMilitary history, Modern20th centuryMilitary art and scienceHistoryMilitary art and scienceHistoryMilitary history, ModernMilitary history, Modern355/.0330034Black Jeremy1955-144601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807831003321The age of total war, 1860-19453931792UNINA