War and Society in Europe 1870-1970

by Brian Bond

Overview

As Europe descended into an epoch of total war and nineteenth-century hopes for peace based on co-operation faded, warfare itself was transformed by the growth of nationalism and rapid technological developments. World War I demonstrated how difficult it was for military and political leaders to take account of these changes. After surveying the situation in Europe in the lead-up to World War II and its aftermath, Brian Bond examines the military aspects of the Cold War between 1945 and 1970. This bold and trenchant survey shows the enormous influence war has exerted on European society since 1870, and in turn the major role civilian society has played in transforming the nature of armed conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773517639
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	03/26/1998
Series:	War and European Society Series , #5
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.70(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Always lucid, judicious - and interesting ... Bond has placed his fellow historians and teachers in his debt." Times Higher Education Supplement

From the Publisher

Reprint of part of a series on war and European society. Shows the enormous influence war has exerted on European society since 1870 and, in turn, the major role civilian society has played in transforming the nature of armed conflict. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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