The pity of war
by
 
Ferguson, Niall.

Title
The pity of war

Author
Ferguson, Niall.

ISBN
9780465057115
 
9780465057122

Personal Author
Ferguson, Niall.

Publication Information
New York : Basic Books, c1999.

Physical Description
xliii, 563 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

General Note
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1998.
 
Jacket subtitle: Explaining World War I.

Contents
ch. 1. Myths of militarism -- ch. 2. Empires, ententes and Edwardian appeasement -- ch. 3. Britain's war of illusions -- ch. 4. Arms and men -- ch. 5. Public finance and national security -- ch. 6. Last days of mankind: 28 June - 4 August 1914 -- ch. 7. August days: the myth of war enthusiasm -- ch. 8. Press gang -- ch. 9. Economic capability: the advantage squandered -- ch. 10. Strategy, tactics and the net body count -- ch. 11. 'Maximum slaughter at minimum expense': war finance -- ch. 12. Death instinct: why men fought -- ch. 13. Captor's dilemma -- ch. 14. How (not) to pay for the war.

Subject Term
World War, 1914-1918.

Geographic Term
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.


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