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The war of the world: twentieth-century conflict and the descent of the West
The war of the world: twentieth-century conflict and the descent of the West
Author
Ferguson, Niall
Publisher
Penguin Press
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
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ISBN
9781594201004
9780143112396
Subjects
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Causes
War
War -- 20th century
War -- Causes
War -- Causes -- 20th century
World politics
World politics -- 20th century
Table of Contents
From the Book
I: The great train crash
Empires and races
Orient express
Fault lines
The contagion of war
Graves of nations
II: Empire-states
The plan
Strange folk
An incidental empire
Defending the indefensible
The pity of peace
III: Killing space
Blitzkrieg
Through the looking glass
Killers and collaborators
The gates of hell
IV: A tainted triumph
The osmosis of war
Kaputt
The descent of the west.
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Introduction
Part I. The great train crash.
Empires and races
Orient express
Fault lines
The contagion of war
Graves of nations
Part II. Empire-states.
The plan
Strange folk
An incidental empire
Defending the indefensible
The pity of peace
- Part III. Killing space.
Blitzkrieg
Through the looking glass
Killers and collaborators
The gates of hell
Part IV. A tainted triumph.
The osmosis of war
Kaputt
Epilogue: The descent of the west
Appendix: The war of the world in historical perspective.
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