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The book Warfare and Society in Europe 1792- 1914 by John Wawro covers the history of warfare in Europe from the French Revolution to World War I. The book discusses the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon III, the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71, new technologies and weapons, seapower and naval warfare, and the outbreak of the World War I.
This study traces war in Europe from the aftermath of the French Revolution to the eve of the First World War. Nineteenth century Europe was profoundly affected by the Napoleonic style of warfare which shaped its history, borders and culture. Treating warfare as much wider than simply the product of military planning and technology, but a reflection of society itself, this book includes discussion of: the Napoleonic wars and the Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon III and the militarization of Europe; the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; new technologies and weapons; seapower and naval warfare; and the outbreak of the World War I. Combining original research on Bismarck's Wars, Austria-Hungary and Italy, with the recent writing on European armies and navies in the mopdern period, this book details the evolution of land and naval warefare and highlights the swirling interplay of society, politics and military decision-making. Review: ... Wawro has done well to master and compress much of the voluminous recent literature on the subject, an especially challenging task with regard to studies of the leading great powers...Wawro's own special expertise, which lies in the history of Austria-Hungary, adds an important further Central European dimension to the work.--Keith Jeffery, University of Ulster at Jordanstown. Wawro, among the best of the new generations of military historians, has written the best extant survey of the long century of European military dominance that began in 1792 with the French Revolutionary Wars and ended in the trenches of 1914. His willingness to take an essentially chronological approach makes the work's paperback edition especially well suited as a primary text for military history courses and as a collateral reading for general courses in the period. - Military History
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