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Absolute war : violence and mass warfare in the German lands, 1792-1820 / Mark Hewitson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hewitson, Mark, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany--History--1789-1900.
- Germany.
- Germany--History, Military--19th century.
- War and society--Germany--History--19th century.
- War and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- The first of three volumes from Mark Hewitson which explore the experiences of conflict in modern Germany, and the resounding impact of these across Europe and the world, 'Absolute War' reassesses the meaning of military conflict for the millions of German subjects who were directly implicated in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- Contents:
- Theories of war and violence
- From cabinet warfare to mass armies
- Heroism and the defence of the Volk
- The violence of civilian life
- The lives of soldiers
- War memories
- A history of remembering and forgetting.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 14, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-251395-8
- 0-19-182946-3
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