Armaments and the Coming of War - Europe 1904-1914

Zusatztext It has a full scholarly apparatus! with footnotes conveniently at the foot of the page - today unusual! but very welcome. The Journal of the Victorian Military Society (June 1997) Klappentext The global impact of the First World War dominated the history of the first half of the twentieth century. This major reassessment of the origins of the war, based on extensive original research in several countries, is the first full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe. David Stevenson directs attention away from the Anglo-German naval race towards the competition on land between the continental armies. He analyses the defence policies of the Powers, and the interaction between the growth of military preparedness and the diplomatic crises in the Mediterranean and the Balkans that culminated in the events of July-August 1914. Drawing on insights from political science, the book offers a fresh conceptual framework for the origins of the First World War, and provides a thought-provoking case-study of the broader relationships between armaments and international conflict. Zusammenfassung The global impact of World War I dominated the history of the early 20th century. This reassessment of the origins of the war provides a critical analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe. It provides insight into the relationship between arms and international conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Arms and the Men 2: Continental Equilibrium? 1904-1908 3: The Breakdown of Equilibrium in the East: From the Bosnian Crisis to the Balkan Wars, 1908-1912 4: The Breakdown of Equilibrium in the West, 1908-1912 5: The Great Acceleration, 1912-1913 6: Vials of Wrath, 1912-1914 7: Conclusion

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• Authors: D. Stevenson, David Stevenson, Professor David Stevenson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780198202080
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820208-0
• No. of pages: 474
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, International Relations, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Arms negotiation and control, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Arms trade