The Shadows of Total War: Europe, East Asia, and the United States, 1919-1939

Book Overview

The essays in this compelling collection examine the period between the two world wars of the twentieth century; one of the most exciting in the history of war. They explore the lingering consequences of World War I; the intellectual efforts to analyze this conflict's military significance; the attempts to plan for another general war; and several episodes in the 1930s that portended the war that erupted in 1939.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521100399
• ISBN13: 9780521100397
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"