LEADER 02168cam a2200409 a 4500001 150159 005 20240621183719.0 008 090804t19991999nyuaf b 001 0 eng d 010 99212497 020 0465057128 |qpaperback 020 9780465057122 |qpaperback 020 046505711X |qcloth 020 9780465057115 |qcloth 035 (OCoLC)ocm41124439 035 150159 042 lccopycat 043 e-uk--- 049 LHMA 040 NBPu |beng |erda |cBKL |dDLC |dDPL |dNGU |dIQU |dNOR |dIXA |dBAKER |dNLGGC |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dLVB |dAU@ |dLHM 050 00 D511 |b.F28 1999 100 1 Ferguson, Niall. 245 14 The pity of war / |cNiall Ferguson. 264 1 New York, NY : |bBasic Books, |c[1999] 264 4 |c©1999 300 xliii, 563 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations ; |c21 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-541) and index. 505 00 |gch. 1. |tMyths of militarism -- |gch. 2. |tEmpires, ententes and Edwardian appeasement -- |gch. 3. |tBritain's war of illusions -- |gch. 4. |tArms and men -- |gch. 5. |tPublic finance and national security -- |gch. 6. |tLast days of mankind: 28 June - 4 August 1914 -- |gch. 7. |tAugust days: the myth of war enthusiasm -- |gch. 8. |tPress gang -- |gch. 9. |tEconomic capability: the advantage squandered -- |gch. 10. |tStrategy, tactics and the net body count -- |gch. 11. |t'Maximum slaughter at minimum expense': war finance -- |gch. 12. |tDeath instinct: why men fought -- |gch. 13. |tCaptor's dilemma -- |gch. 14. |tHow (not) to pay for the war. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 World War, 1914-1918. 651 0 Great Britain |xHistory |y20th century. 856 42 |3Table of contents only |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0715/99212497.html 856 42 |3Contributor biographical information |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/99212497-b.html 856 42 |3Publisher description |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/99212497-d.html 852 0 |bstacks |hD511 |i.F28 1999