When Men Lost Faith in Reason

When Men Lost Faith in Reason

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780275976651
Untertitel:
Reflections on War and Society in the Twentieth Century
Autor:
H. P. Willmott, Hedley P. Willmott
Herausgeber:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Anzahl Seiten:
288
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.09.2000
ISBN:
0275976653

Autorentext
H. P. WILLMOTT is a Lecturer with the Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich. He has written extensively on modern military and naval subjects, including the critically acclaimed, The Great Crusade: A New Complete History of the Second World War.

Klappentext
This examination of the history of the 20th century and the place of war in its unfolding presents a radical, unorthodox interpretation of both. With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this provocative study portrays the First World War as the first war of the 20th century and the Second World War as the last war of the 19th. It also provides a counterview of the Second World War as merely one part of a series of conflicts that lasted between 1931 and 1975 and the Cold War as the time when real hatreds were suspended. Moving through various insurgency campaigns, Willmott subjects the Gulf campaign of 1991 to skeptical analysis that is certain to be contentious.

Challenging the view that the 20th century will be viewed by future historians as ranging from approximately 1914 to 1992, Willmott offers this volume as a counter to modern historiography which, he contends, is obsessed with micro-analysis and has lost vital context and perspective. Arguing that war is not the preserve of the intellect, and that it is neither intrinsically rational nor scientific, Willmott depicts war as a manmade phenomenon, complete with all the elements of human failure, misjudgment, and incompetence. He concludes with a consideration of modern doctrine and predictions for the future of war.

Zusammenfassung
With provision for seeing 1945 as the proper starting point for the 20th century and 1968 as the year that marked the end of the Age of Reason, this provocative study portrays the First World War as the first war of the 20th century and the Second World War as the last war of the 19th.

Inhalt
New Perspectives of the Twentieth-Century History? The First World War: Deadlock and Hatred The Second World War and Anglo-American Historiography The Destruction of Values, 1945-1974 Doctrine as the "Danger on the Utmost Edge of Hazard"


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