The locomotive of war : money, empire, power and guilt
Clarke, P. F.2018
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'War, comrades,' declared Trotsky, 'is a great locomotive of history'. He was thought to be acknowledging the opportunity the First World War had offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia in 1917. 20th-century warfare, based on new technologies and mass armies, certainly saw the locomotive power of war geared up to an unprecedented level. Peter Clarke explores the crucial ways in which war can be seen as a prime mover of history in the 20th century through the eyes of five major figures.
Main title:
The locomotive of war : money, empire, power and guilt / Peter Clarke.
Author:
Clarke, P. F., author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2018.
Collation:
ix, 418 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408851685 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
941.082
Language:
English
Related title:
The Locomotive of War [electronic resource] : Money, Empire, Power and Guilt
Subject:
Politics and war -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- Social policy -- History -- 20th centuryPolitics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Social policy -- 20th centuryLloyd George, David, 1863-1945 -- Political and social viewsWilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 -- Political and social viewsKeynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946History, Modern -- 20th centuryHistory
BRN:
84562