Consumed by war : European conflict in the 20th century /
European conflict in the 20th century
Richard C. Hall.
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (300 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Balkan wars, 1878-1914 -- Western front -- Eastern fronts -- American intervention, 1917-1918 -- Peace settlement -- Preserving the peace, undermining the peace -- Germany resurgent -- Renewed war -- German-Russian war -- American intervention, 1940-1945 -- Collaboration, neutrality, resistance, and genocide -- Origins of the Cold War -- Europe divided -- Balkan wars, 1991-2001.
Europe endured such incessant political discord throughout the twentieth century that some historians refer to the period's conflicts as the Long War. During the Balkan wars of 1912-1913, regional fighting in southeastern Europe ignited conflict across the continent that continued through both world wars and the Cold War. In "Consumed by War: European Conflict in the 20th Century", Richard C. Hall illuminates the complex diplomatic and military struggles of a region whose instability, rooted in a nineteenth-century nationalistic fervor, provided a catalyst for the political events that ensued. From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 to the incarceration of Radovan Karadzic in 2008, this narrative history appeals to general readers and scholars interested in a fresh interpretation of a complicated and brutal era.
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