LEADER 02780nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910779699603321 005 20230124183909.0 010 $a1-299-44409-1 010 $a1-4616-4409-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018462 035 $a(EBL)1162039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1162039 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1162039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685876 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL475659 035 $a(OCoLC)854971432 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018462 100 $a20100522d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe age of total war, 1860-1945$b[electronic resource] /$fJeremy Black 205 $a1st Rowman & Littlefield ed. 210 $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in military history and international affairs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0700-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aWhat is total war? Definitions abound, but one thing is certain-the concept of total war has come to be seen as a defining concept of the modern age. In The Age of Total War, celebrated historian Jeremy Black explores the rise and demise of an era of total war, which he defines in terms of the intensity of the struggle, the range (geographical and/or chronological) of conflict, the nature of the goals, and the extent to which civil society was involved. He contends that this era (roughly 1860-1945) was markedly different 410 0$aStudies in military history and international affairs. 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$y19th century 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$y20th century 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 676 $a355/.0330034 700 $aBlack$b Jeremy$f1955-$0144601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779699603321 996 $aThe age of total war, 1860-1945$93847083 997 $aUNINA