| Description |
xi, 304 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Prelude, 1900-14 -- 1.1. States, Armies, and Navies -- 1.2. Visions of War -- 1.3. Resisters and Enthusiasts -- 1.4. The Balance of Power -- 1.5. War Plans -- 1.6. Facts and Counterfacts -- Chapter 2. World War I, 1914-18 -- 2.1. Opening Moves -- 2.2. From Movement to Attrition -- 2.3. The War at Sea -- 2.4. A Continent in Flames -- 2.5. Technology Takes Over -- 2.6. The Beginning and the End -- Chapter 3. The Twenty Years' Truce -- 3.1. Powers, Aspirations, and Attitudes -- 3.2. The Military Thinkers -- 3.3. Innovation: From Theory to Practice -- 3.4. Civilized Wars -- 3.5. Uncivilized Wars -- 3.6. The Unraveling of Peace -- Chapter 4. World War II, 1939-45 -- 4.1. The Blitzkrieg Era -- 4.2. Global War -- 4.3. Total War -- 4.4. Esoteric War -- 4.5. Closing the Ring -- 4.6. The Road to Hiroshima -- Chapter 5. In the Shadow of the Bomb -- 5.1. Looking Backward -- 5.2. From War Fighting to Deterrence -- 5.3. From Proliferation to Statemate -- 5.4. The Conduct of Conventional War -- 5.5. Evolution, Revolution, and Failure -- 5.6. Think-Tank War -- Chapter 6. The New World Disorder, 1991 to the Present -- 6.1. On Nazis, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism -- 6.2. The Record of Failure -- 6.3. Case I: The British in Northern Ireland -- 6.4. Case II: Assad in Hama -- 6.5. Case III: The Americans in Iraq -- 6.6. Barbarians at the Gate -- Chapter 7. The First and the Last |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-291) and index |
| Subject |
Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
2006048573 |
| ISBN |
0891419012 alkaline paper |
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9780891419013 alkaline paper |
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