On the Road to Total War: The American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification, 1861–1871
, by Edited by Stig Förster , Jorg NaglerNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521560719 | 0521560713
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2/28/1997
On the Road to Total War attempts to trace the roots and development of total industrialised warfare, a concept which terrorises citizens and soldiers alike. Mass mobilisation of people and resources and the growth of nationalism led to this totalisation of war in nineteenth-century industrialised nations. In this collection of essays, international scholars focus on the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification.