Cry havoc : how the arms race drove the world to war, 1931-1941 /

Did the arms race of the 1930s cause the Second World War? In Cry Havoc, historian Joseph Maiolo shows, in rich detail, how the deadly game of the arms race was played out in the decade prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. In this exhaustively researched account, he explores how nations re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maiolo, Joseph A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
Arms race > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Causes.
Course aux armements > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Arms race
War > Causes
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Deep war and Red militarism
  • Colonel Ishiwara goes to Manchuria
  • "Rearm and get ready"
  • "We are moving among giants"
  • "Should we accept the rearmament of Germany?"
  • The military-industrial complex
  • The naval arms races begin
  • "We have reached a plateau"
  • Guns and butter
  • "Next time we'll urge on the other side"
  • "They are serious, the Englishmen"
  • "--A different kind of nation"?
  • The great acceleration, 1938-39
  • "The acid test-- is whether anyone is ready to disarm"
  • "Miracles cannot happen"
  • Wars of rapid decision?
  • "Is total war, then, the path to freedom?"
  • Conclusion: The race goes on.

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