Warfare in Europe 1815914
Warfare in Europe 1815914

Author: Peter H. Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1351125958

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The history of nineteenth-century European warfare is framed by the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The Crimean War and the struggles for Italian and German unification divide this century in two. In the first half, armies struggled to emerge from the shadow of Napoleon amidst an era of financial retrenchment, political unrest and accelerating technological change. The mid-century wars left an equally problematic legacy, including aspects that pointed towards 'total war'. The 26 essays in this volume examine these changes from a variety of innovative and fresh perspectives.

Fear of Judging
Fear of Judging

Author: Kate Stith

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780226774862

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For two centuries, federal judges exercised wide discretion in criminal sentencing. In 1987 a complex bureaucratic apparatus termed Sentencing "Guidelines" was imposed on federal courts. FEAR OF JUDGING is the first full-scale history, analysis, and critique of the new sentencing regime, arguing that it sacrifices comprehensibility and common sense.