Cry havoc : how the arms race drove the world to war, 1931-1941 / Joseph Maiolo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maiolo, Joseph A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Causes.

World War, 1939-1945.

Arms race--History--20th century.

Arms race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (503 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A leading military historian chronicles the global arms race of the 1930s as it led inexorably to the unleashing of the dogs of war

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Maps; Introduction; 1 Deep War and Red Militarism; 2 Colonel Ishiwara Goes to Manchuria; 3 "Rearm and Get Ready"; 4 "We Are Moving Among Giants"; 5 "Should We Accept the Rearmament of Germany?"; 6 The Military-Industrial Complex; 7 The Naval Arms Races Begin; 8 "We Have Reached a Plateau"; 9 Guns and Butter; 10 "Next Time We'll Urge On the Other Side"; 11 "They Are Serious, the Englishmen"; 12 " A Different Kind of Nation"?; 13 The Great Acceleration, 1938-39; 14 "The Acid Test Is Whether Anyone Is Ready to Disarm"; 15 "Miracles Cannot Happen"

16 Wars of Rapid Decision?17 "Is Total War, Then, the Path to Freedom?"; Conclusion: The Race Goes On; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78466-8

9786612784668

0-465-02267-7

OCLC:

733913786