Century of war : politics conflicts and society since 1914 Pt. 1. Making and managing wars: the view from the top. Preparing the world for war. False expectations: how things go wrong. Officers: the elcipse of warrior castes. War organization: the dilemna of managing modern war Pt. 2. Transforming people societies and politics. World War One: the impact on European society. World War One: Transforming Europes people. Soldiers and the crisis of World War One. World War One and the emergence of the Left. World War Two and European life and society. European responses to World War Two. European Communism and the political consequences of World War Two. China: war society and revolution. War revolution and reaction in Southeast Asia Pt. 3. The United States politics and warfare in a complex world 1946 1991: the limits of power. Repression rebellion and the limits of military power 1945 1953. Warfare at an impasse: the United States confronts the world 1954 1991