War and Society in Europe 1870-1970 (War and European Society)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: February 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780773517639
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; European history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Military Sociology; Military History - Modern; History; History - Military / War; Military; Europe; Sociology - General; Military - General; HISTORY-MILITARY/WAR; Military - Other
First sentence: The wars of the 1860s shattered the hopes of those optimists who believed that Europe was entering an era of enduring peace founded upon expanding industrialization, free trade and international cooperation.