The Cambridge History of War: Volume 4, War and the Modern World: (Cambridge History of War)
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The Cambridge History of War: Volume 4, War and the Modern World: (Cambridge History of War)

The Cambridge History of War: Volume 4, War and the Modern World: (Cambridge History of War)

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Roger Chickering (Contributor) Dennis Showalter (Contributor) Hans van de Ven (Contributor)  

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Volume IV of The Cambridge History of War offers a definitive new account of war in the most destructive period in human history. Opening with the massive conflicts that erupted in the mid nineteenth century in the US, Asia and Europe, leading historians trace the global evolution of warfare through 'the age of mass', 'the age of machine' and 'the age of management'. They explore how industrialization and nationalism fostered vast armies whilst the emergence of mobile warfare and improved communications systems made possible the 'total warfare' of the two World Wars. With military conflict regionalized after 1945 they show how guerrilla and asymmetrical warfare highlighted the limits of the machine and mass as well as the importance of the media in winning 'hearts and minds'. This is a comprehensive guide to every facet of modern war from strategy and operations to its social, cultural, technological and political contexts and legacies. 19 Maps; 39 Halftones, unspecified
Roger Chickering is Professor Emeritus of History at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He has published widely on German and European history, particularly on war and German society. Dennis Showalter is Professor of History at Colorado College, where he specializes in comparative military history. Hans van de Ven is Professor of Modern Chinese History at Cambridge University. He has written extensively on warfare in modern Chinese history and especially on China during the Second World War.
  • Contributor: Roger Chickering
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780521875776
  • Number of Pages: 668
  • Packaged Dimensions: 157x235x37mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1190
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2012-09-27
  • Series: Cambridge History of War
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Roger Chickering is Professor Emeritus of History at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He has published widely on German and European history, particularly on war and German society. Dennis Showalter is Professor of History at Colorado College, where he specializes in comparative military history. Hans van de Ven is Professor of Modern Chinese History at Cambridge University. He has written extensively on warfare in modern Chinese history and especially on China during the Second World War.

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