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When men lost faith in reason : reflections on war and society in the twentieth century / H.P. Willmott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willmott, H. P.
- Series:
- Studies in military history and international affairs 1537-4432
- Studies in military history and international affairs, 1537-4432
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War and society.
- War--Psychological aspects.
- War.
- World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Social aspects.
- Military history, Modern--20th century.
- Military history, Modern.
- Militarism--History--20th century.
- Militarism.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 274 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Summary:
- Challenges conventional explanations of events through detailed consideration of certain wars and campaigns, including the 1991 campaign in the Middle East.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 New Perspectives: Twentieth-Century History, War, and Wars 1
- Chapter 2 The First World War: Deadlock and Hatred 33
- Chapter 3 A Reexamination of Interpretations of Aspects of the Second World War 73
- Chapter 4 The Destruction of Values, 1945-1974 135
- Chapter 5 Doctrine as the "Danger on the Utmost Edge of Hazard" 197.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275976653
- OCLC:
- 48920520
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