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Tightly-argued and profoundly thought-provoking, this history considers the birth of the nuclear age and its impact on the world and attitudes to modern warfare.
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Tightly-argued and profoundly thought-provoking, this history considers the birth of the nuclear age and its impact on the world and attitudes to modern warfare.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: CRC Press
- Seitenzahl: 248
- Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 1999
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 272g
- ISBN-13: 9780582292901
- ISBN-10: 0582292905
- Artikelnr.: 35659217
- Verlag: CRC Press
- Seitenzahl: 248
- Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 1999
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 272g
- ISBN-13: 9780582292901
- ISBN-10: 0582292905
- Artikelnr.: 35659217
D.B.G. Heuser
List of Figures lX List of Tables x Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1. A
Turning Point of World War II? 7 A turning point in World War II 8 Was the
bombing necessary? 19 The suffering of the victims 24 2. A Turning Point in
Strategy? 35 Air strategy until 1945 35 Air strategy in practice since
World War II 65 Nuclear strategies 85 3. A Turning Point in the Development
of 'Total War'? 102 Definitions of 'total war' and the link with
totalitarianism 104 Have any wars prior to World War II been Total Wars?
114 The war aims of the major powers in World War II 119 Conclusions: What
is the relationship between nuclear war and Total War? 131 4. A Turning
Point in the Thinking about the Morality Of War? 135 Immorality of war 136
Pacifism before the nineteenth century 139 From the wars of the French
Revolution to World War I 143 Socialist opposition to nationalist wars 145
Pacifism in the inter-war period 147 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 154 Peace
movements directed by the USSR since 1945: from political tool to political
self-destruction 158 Anti-nuclear protests in Protestant cultures 162 War,
nuclear weapons and non-Protestant cultures 175 Conclusion 189 5. A Turning
Point in the History of Warfare and Inter-societal Relations? 192 Human
history and the history of warfare 193 Societal and cultural-ideological
causes of war 207 Conclusions 222 Useful Further Reading 224 Index
Turning Point of World War II? 7 A turning point in World War II 8 Was the
bombing necessary? 19 The suffering of the victims 24 2. A Turning Point in
Strategy? 35 Air strategy until 1945 35 Air strategy in practice since
World War II 65 Nuclear strategies 85 3. A Turning Point in the Development
of 'Total War'? 102 Definitions of 'total war' and the link with
totalitarianism 104 Have any wars prior to World War II been Total Wars?
114 The war aims of the major powers in World War II 119 Conclusions: What
is the relationship between nuclear war and Total War? 131 4. A Turning
Point in the Thinking about the Morality Of War? 135 Immorality of war 136
Pacifism before the nineteenth century 139 From the wars of the French
Revolution to World War I 143 Socialist opposition to nationalist wars 145
Pacifism in the inter-war period 147 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 154 Peace
movements directed by the USSR since 1945: from political tool to political
self-destruction 158 Anti-nuclear protests in Protestant cultures 162 War,
nuclear weapons and non-Protestant cultures 175 Conclusion 189 5. A Turning
Point in the History of Warfare and Inter-societal Relations? 192 Human
history and the history of warfare 193 Societal and cultural-ideological
causes of war 207 Conclusions 222 Useful Further Reading 224 Index
List of Figures lX List of Tables x Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1. A
Turning Point of World War II? 7 A turning point in World War II 8 Was the
bombing necessary? 19 The suffering of the victims 24 2. A Turning Point in
Strategy? 35 Air strategy until 1945 35 Air strategy in practice since
World War II 65 Nuclear strategies 85 3. A Turning Point in the Development
of 'Total War'? 102 Definitions of 'total war' and the link with
totalitarianism 104 Have any wars prior to World War II been Total Wars?
114 The war aims of the major powers in World War II 119 Conclusions: What
is the relationship between nuclear war and Total War? 131 4. A Turning
Point in the Thinking about the Morality Of War? 135 Immorality of war 136
Pacifism before the nineteenth century 139 From the wars of the French
Revolution to World War I 143 Socialist opposition to nationalist wars 145
Pacifism in the inter-war period 147 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 154 Peace
movements directed by the USSR since 1945: from political tool to political
self-destruction 158 Anti-nuclear protests in Protestant cultures 162 War,
nuclear weapons and non-Protestant cultures 175 Conclusion 189 5. A Turning
Point in the History of Warfare and Inter-societal Relations? 192 Human
history and the history of warfare 193 Societal and cultural-ideological
causes of war 207 Conclusions 222 Useful Further Reading 224 Index
Turning Point of World War II? 7 A turning point in World War II 8 Was the
bombing necessary? 19 The suffering of the victims 24 2. A Turning Point in
Strategy? 35 Air strategy until 1945 35 Air strategy in practice since
World War II 65 Nuclear strategies 85 3. A Turning Point in the Development
of 'Total War'? 102 Definitions of 'total war' and the link with
totalitarianism 104 Have any wars prior to World War II been Total Wars?
114 The war aims of the major powers in World War II 119 Conclusions: What
is the relationship between nuclear war and Total War? 131 4. A Turning
Point in the Thinking about the Morality Of War? 135 Immorality of war 136
Pacifism before the nineteenth century 139 From the wars of the French
Revolution to World War I 143 Socialist opposition to nationalist wars 145
Pacifism in the inter-war period 147 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 154 Peace
movements directed by the USSR since 1945: from political tool to political
self-destruction 158 Anti-nuclear protests in Protestant cultures 162 War,
nuclear weapons and non-Protestant cultures 175 Conclusion 189 5. A Turning
Point in the History of Warfare and Inter-societal Relations? 192 Human
history and the history of warfare 193 Societal and cultural-ideological
causes of war 207 Conclusions 222 Useful Further Reading 224 Index