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Warfare and Society in Europe, 1792-1914
Contributor(s): Wawro, Geoffrey (Author)
ISBN: 0415214440     ISBN-13: 9780415214445
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $190.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 1999
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Annotation: Traces war in Europe from the aftermath of the French Revolution to the eve of the First World War. Treating warfare as much wider than simply the product of military planning and technology, but a reflection of society itself, Wawro includes discussion of: br br -The Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Waterloo br -Napoleon III and the militarization of Europe br -The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71 br -New technologies and weapons br -Seapower and naval warfare br -The outbreak of the First World War br br Combining original work 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - General
- History | Europe - General
Dewey: 355.009
LCCN: 99041813
Series: Warfare and History
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (1.00 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:

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.