On the Road to Total War: The American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification, 1861 1871

By: Stig Förster

Book Overview

On the Road to Total War attempts to trace the roots and development of total industrialised warfare, a concept which terrorises citizens and soldiers alike. Mass mobilisation of people and resources and the growth of nationalism led to this totalisation of war in nineteenth-century industrialised nations. In this collection of essays, international scholars focus on the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052152119X
• ISBN13: 9780521521192
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 8.9"