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Here is an original and up-to-date account of a key period of military history, one that not only links the two World Wars but also anticipates the more complex nature of conflict following the Cold War.
Black links the two World Wars, between the overcoming of trench warfare in the campaigns of 1918 and the fall of France in 1940. This was a period when militaries, governments and publics digested the lessons of the Great War and prepared for another major struggle.
Black also locates the period in terms of long-term questions in military history, including the relationship between symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare, the tensions surrounding innovation, the pressures and possibilities created by technological change and the impact of ideology on the causes and conduct of war.
Avoiding Armageddon devotes particular attention to the Far East as part of Black's worldwide coverage. He also assesses the role of the military in internal politics and establishes the importance of civil wars.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Aftermath of the Great War
2. Imperial Warfare
3. Warfare in the 'Third World' in the 1920s
4. Learning Lessons
5. Naval Developments
6. Air Power
7. The 1930s: Economic Context
8. War in the Far East
9. Conflict and the Western Empires in the 1930s
10. The Third World in the 1930s
11. Politics and the Military in the Europe of the 1930s
12. Preparing for War
13. Conclusion
Notes
Selected Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 05 Jul 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781441123879 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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