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Warfare and society in Europe, 1792-1914 / Geoffrey Wawro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wawro, Geoffrey.
- Series:
- Warfare and history.
- Warfare and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--History, Military--19th century.
- Europe.
- Europe--History, Military--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Combining original research with the latest scholarship Wawro examines war and its aftermath from Napoleonic times to the outbreak of WW1. The book highlights the interplay of society, politics and military decision making in Europe.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Preface; Napoleon and the road to Waterloo; Restoration and revolution, 1815 49; Napoleon III and the militarization of Europe, 1848 66; The rise of Prussia and Italy, 1861 6; The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 1; New weapons and the 'new imperialism', 1877 1905; Sea power and popular navalism, 1890 1914; War plans and armaments: the deadly spiral, 1911 14; The outbreak of World War I in 1914; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-61099-8
- 1-134-61100-5
- 1-280-18659-3
- 0-203-00735-2
- 0-203-17183-7
- 9780203007358
- OCLC:
- 171114613
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