When men lost faith in reason reflections on war and society in the twentieth century

This examination of the history of the 20th century and the place of war in its unfolding presents a radical, unorthodox interpretation of both. With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this provoc...

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Autor principal: Willmott, H. P. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger 2002.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in military history and international affairs.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This examination of the history of the 20th century and the place of war in its unfolding presents a radical, unorthodox interpretation of both. With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this provocative study portrays the First World War as the first war of the 20th century and the Second World War as the last war of the 19th. It also provides a counterview of the Second World War as merely one part of a series of conflicts that lasted between 1931 and 1975 and the Cold War as the time when r.
Descripción Física:x, 274 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780313070099