Armaments And The Coming Of War: Europe, 1904-1914; Author: Stevenson, David; Paperback

Author: Stevenson, David
Paperback; 4 Maps, Bibliography
475 pages
Published: April 2000
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198208316

This major reassessment of the origins of the war, based on extensive original research in several countries is the first full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe. Drawing on insights from political science, the book offers a fresh conceptual framework for the origins of the First World War, and provides a thought-provoking case-study of the broader relationships between armaments and international conflict.Provides a thought-provoking case-study of the broader relationships between armaments and international conflict in Europe 1904-1914. The global impact of World War I dominated the history of the first half of the 20th century. This major reassessment of the origins of the war, based on extensive original research in several countries, is a full analysis of the politics of armaments in pre-1914 Europe.