The Cambridge History Of War, vol. IV: War and the Modern World

The Industrialization Of Warfare, 1850-1914 -- Introduction To Part I / Hans Van De Ven -- A Hinge In Time: The Wars Of The Mid-nineteenth Century / Hans Van De Ven -- War, Technology And Industrial Change, 1850-1914 / Geoffrey Wawro -- War And Imperial Expansion / Bruce Bandervort -- The Non-western World Responds To Imperialism, 1850-1914 / John P. Dunn -- War, Society, And Culture, 1850-1914: The Rise Of Militarism / Roger Chickering -- War-making And Restraint By Law: The Formative Years, 1864-1914 / Jean H. Quataert -- The Arms Race: Qualitative And Quantitative Aspects / Antulio J. Echevarria Ii -- The Era Of Total War, 1914-1945 -- Introduction To Part Ii / Roger Chickering -- World War I -- Michael S. Neiberg -- Military Captivity In Two Worlds Wars: Legal Frameworks And Camp Regimes / Iris Rachamimov -- Military Occupations, 1914-45 / Sophie De Schaepdrijver -- Home Fronts: The Mobilization Of Resources For Total War / Pierre Purseigle -- The Search For Peace In The Interwar Period / Carole Fink -- Commemorating War, 1914-1945 / Jay Winter -- Military Doctrine And Planning In The Interwar Era / Eugenia C. Kiesling -- The Military And The Revolutionary State / Roger R. Reese -- World War Ii / Gerhard L. Weinberg -- Post-total Warfare, 1945-2005 -- Introduction To Part Iii / Dennis Showalter -- Military Occupations, 1945-55 / Dennis Showalter -- The Wars After The War, 1945-1954 / Odd Arne Westad -- Weapons Technology In The Two Nuclear Ages / Dale Walton -- Conventional War, 1945-90 / Williamson Murray -- Wars Of Decolonization, 1945-1975 / Anthony Clayton -- War And Memory Since 1945 / Rana Mitter -- The Era Of American Hegemony, 1989-2005 / Mark Moyar. Roger Chickering, Dennis Showalter And Hans Van De Ven. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 589-624) And Index. 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. 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 " ... 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 United States, 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"--Jacket, p. [4]