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Author: David Avrom Bell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780618349654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author maintains that modern attitudes toward total war were conceived during the Napoleonic era; and argues that all the elements of total war were evident including conscription, unconditional surrender, disregard for basic rules of war, mobilization of civilians, and guerrilla warfare.
Author: Arthur Marwick
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9780140212082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Buckley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-05-09
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1135362769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWarfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work should provide students of international history, war studies, defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century warfare.
Author: Stig Förster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-08-22
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 9780521521192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn the Road to Total War attempts to trace the roots and development of total industrialised warfare, a concept which terrorises citizens and soldiers alike. Mass mobilisation of people and resources and the growth of nationalism led to this totalisation of war in nineteenth-century industrialised nations. In this collection of essays, international scholars focus on the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification.
Author: Raymond Aron
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y : Doubleday
Published: 1954
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2010-09-16
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1461644097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat 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 from the warfare that characterized earlier periods, and that it is very different from the situation that has evolved since, with its emphasis on asymmetrical conflict and limited warfare. Acknowledging that various definitions are problematic and often contradictory, Black argues that 1860 to 1945 was an era in which the prospect of war and the consequences of it were crucially important for human history. He focuses primarily on conflict between Western powers, including Japanese participation in the Russo-Japanese War. Trends and developments subsequent to 1945 have combined, Black asserts, to make a return to total war unlikely.
Author: Manfred F. Boemeke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999-03-28
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780521622943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in Anticipating Total War explore the discourse on war in Germany and the United States between 1871 and 1914. The concept of "total war" provides the analytical focus. The essays reveal vigorous discussions of warfare in several forums among soldiers, statesmen, women's groups, and educators on both sides of the Atlantic. Predictions of long, cataclysmic wars were not uncommon in these discussions, while the involvement of German and American soldiers in colonial warfare suggested that future combat would not spare civilians. Despite these "anticipations of total war," virtually no one realized the practical implications in planning for war in the early twentieth century.
Author: Ian Patterson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780674024847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatterson explores how modern men and women respond to the threat of new warfare with new capacities for imagining aggression and death. This is an unflinching history of the locationless terror that so many people feel today.
Author: Roger Chickering
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780521834322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents the results of a conference on the history of total war.
Author: Kate Clements
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2021-11-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0500252483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn authoritative illustrated history of World War II complemented by artifacts and stories of those who lived through it from across the globe. Total War is an illustrated examination of the most significant historical episode of the twentieth century: World War II. This immersive account of a conflict that permanently reshaped the geopolitical landscape is told not only through compelling photographs, maps, and infographics produced specifically for the book, but also through a series of artifacts that convey the real-life stories of some of the millions worldwide—from the United States to Europe, Asia, and Africa—who were affected by the war. Published to coincide with the much-anticipated opening of the new Second World War and Holocaust galleries at the Imperial War Museums (IWM), London, in 2021, Total War is an essential volume for anyone interested in the everyday realities of one of the most brutal and far-reaching wars in modern history. Numerous images from the IWM’s unique Second World War and Holocaust collection are included, many of which have rarely been published. From a doll belonging to a Jewish child refugee to a kamikaze pilot’s final letter, and from Molotov cocktails to a US airman’s bomber jacket, the book delves into the significance behind the deeply moving objects reproduced on its pages. With precision, sensitivity, and a truly global approach, Total War offers a strikingly original visual perspective on an emotive and often controversial subject whose implications are still being felt today.
