The pity of war

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ISBN: 046505711X
Physical Description xliii, 563 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations
Publisher New York : Basic Books, [1999]
Copyright ©1999

General Note:	Originally published: [London] : Allen Lane, 1998.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-541) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	LSC $43.50

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The Pity of War : Explaining World War I

by Ferguson, Niall

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Figures	p. vi
	Tables	p. vii
	Illustrations	p. ix
	Acknowledgements	p. x
	Note on the illustrations	p. xii
	Introduction	p. xix
1.	The Myths of Militarism	p. 1
2.	Empires, Ententes and Edwardian Appeasement	p. 31
3.	Britain's War of Illusions	p. 56
4.	Arms and Men	p. 82
5.	Public Finance and National Security	p. 105
6.	The Last Days of Mankind: 28 June-4 August 1914	p. 143
7.	The August Days: The Myth of War Enthusiasm	p. 174
8.	The Press Gang	p. 212
9.	Economic Capability: The Advantage Squandered	p. 248
10.	Strategy, Tactics and the Net Body Count	p. 282
11.	'Maximum Slaughter at Minimum Expense': War Finance	p. 318
12.	The Death Instinct: Why Men Fought	p. 339
13.	The Captor's Dilemma	p. 367
14.	How (not) to Pay for the War	p. 395
	Conclusion: Alternatives to Armageddon	p. 433
	Notes	p. 463
	Bibliography	p. 517
	Index	p. 542