Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792- 1914 - Rilegato

Wawro, Geoffrey

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0415214440 ISBN 13: 9780415214445

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1999

Riassunto

Combining original research with the latest scholarship Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792 - 1914 examines war and its aftermath from Napoleonic times to the outbreak of the First World War. Throughout, this fine book treats warfare as a social and political phenomenon no less than a military and technologial one, and includes discussions on:

* The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars
* Napoleon III and the militarization of Europe
* Bismark, Molkte, and the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71
* new technologies and weapons
* seapower, imperialism and naval warfare
* the origins and outbreak of the First World War.

For anyone studying, or with in interest in European warfare, this book details the evolution of land and naval warfare and highlights the swirling interplay of society, politics and military decision making.

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Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792-1914 traces war in Europe from the aftermath of the French Revolution to the eve of the First World War.The Nineteenth century was profoundly affected by the Napoleonic style of warfare which influenced all subsequent military development and shaped Europe's history, borders and culture. Throughout, this fine book treats warfare as a social and political phenomenon no less than a military and technological one and includes discussion of: The French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Napoleon III and the militarization of Europe Bismarck, Moltke and the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71 New Technologies and Weapons Seapower, imperialism and naval warfare The origins and outbreak of the First World War. Combining new insights on Bismarck's Wars, Austria-Hungary and Italy, with the latest writing on European armies and navies in the modern period, this book details the evolution of land and naval warfare and highlights the swirling interplay of society, politics and military decision-making.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415214440
• ISBN 13: 9780415214445
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256