The First Total War

The First Total War
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 0618349650
ISBN-13 : 9780618349654
Rating : 4/5 (654 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The First Total War by : David Avrom Bell

Download or read book The First Total War written by David Avrom Bell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author maintains that modern attitudes toward total war were conceived during the Napoleonic era; and argues that all the elements of total war were evident including conscription, unconditional surrender, disregard for basic rules of war, mobilization of civilians, and guerrilla warfare.


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