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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael S Neiberg |
| ISBN: | 0415327180 9780415327183 0415327199 9780415327190 |
| OCLC Number: | 52595148 |
| Description: | viii, 199 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. From Fashoda to Sarajevo -- 2. The First World War, 1914-1917 -- 3. The First World War, 1917-1919 -- 4. The interwar years, 1919-1939 -- 5. World War II, 1939-1942 -- 6. World War II. 1942-1945 -- 7. War and society in Europe, 1945-1989. |
| Series Title: | Warfare and history. |
| Other Titles: | Warfare and society in Europe |
| Responsibility: | Michael S. Neiberg. |
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Abstract:
The 20th century was by far the world's most destructive century with two global wars marking its first half and the constant fear of nuclear annihilation haunting the second. Examining warfare in Europe from the Fashoda conflict to the Iraqi conflict, this text treats warfare as a function of larger political, cultural, social and economic issues.
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"Concise, yet comprehensive in scope, the text offers an outstanding introduction to the study of modern European warfare and the impact that the wars of the 20th century have had on the development of modern European political, economic, and social policies, including the drive toward European cooperation that has led to the formation of the European Union.<br>."<br>-History in Review <br>"Neiberg has provided [a] useful supplemental [text]."<br>-"Military History <br> Read more...
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Related Subjects:(14)
- Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century.
- War and society -- Europe.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
- Politics and war.
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
- Nuclear arms control.
- Oorlogen.
- Oorlogvoering.
- Sociale aspecten.
- Krieg.
- Politik.
- Gesellschaft.
- Europa.
