The Locomotive of War: Money, Empire, Power, and Guilt

by Peter Clarke

Book Overview

An innovative exploration of the origins, impact, and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, from Peter Clarke, one of our foremost historians.

"War is the locomotive of history," claimed Trotsky, a remark often thought to acknowledge the opportunity that the First World War offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia 1917. Here, Peter Clarke broadens the application of this provocative suggestion in order to explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620406608
• ISBN13: 9781620406601
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"