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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015733203 | 940.3 F353P 1998 | 1 |