First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

CONTENTS:

Translator's Note  Introduction  Part 1:  1.  War, the Liberator  2. Patriotic War  3. Inevitable War  4. Imaginary War  5. 'War on War'  6. War is Declared  Part 2:  7. From Movement to Stagnation  8. Strong Points and Weak Points  9. Verdun and the Great Battles  10. Cannon Fodder and the New Art of War  11. Styles of War: Direct and Indirect  12. World War and Total War  13. The Possible and the Impossible  Part 3:  14. Tensions New and Old  15. Crises of War  16.  Revolutionary Peace, Compromise Peace, Victorious Peace  Part 4:  17. Between War and Crusade  18. The Illusions of Victory  Select Bibliography  Index

AUTHOR:

Marc Ferro (1924-). President of the Association of Research at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Co-Director of the prestigious French review Annales.