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Includes bibliography Introduction : The idea and nature of militariam -- Pt. I. From the feudal warrior to the mass army -- From the mounted warrior to the standing army -- The military thought of enlightenment -- The American Revolution challenges the standing army -- Mass armies: the French Revolution and Napoleon -- Mass armies employed in the wars of liberation against Napoleon -- Pt. II. The development and militarization of mass armies -- The consolidation of military forces -- Preparations for the embattlement of nations in the First World War -- Militarism in the war of embattled nations -- Pt. III. The military and politics -- Military officers and politicians -- Protection and promotion of military interests within the state -- The military as guarantors of national security -- Pt. IV. The post-1918 militarization of society -- Totalitarian militarism -- The militarism of the civilians -- Militarism after 1945

Author

Alfred Vagts

Publisher

New York] Meridian Books

Published

1959

Language

EN

Subjects

Military, History, Military History