The Resource The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, Robert Gerwarth
The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, Robert Gerwarth
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- Summary
- "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century. For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation, but also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of the principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed country after country. In The Vanquished, a highly original and gripping work of history, Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front that proved so ruinous to Europe's future, but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were savaged by revolutions, pogroms, mass expulsions, and further major military clashes. If the war itself had in most places been a struggle mainly between state-backed soldiers, these new conflicts were predominantly perpetrated by civilians and paramilitaries, and driven by a murderous sense of injustice projected on to enemies real and imaginary. In the years immediately after the armistice, millions would die across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe before the Soviet Union and a series of rickety and exhausted small new states would come into being. It was here, in the ruins of Europe, that extreme ideologies such as fascism would take shape and ultimately emerge triumphant in Italy, Germany, and elsewhere. As absorbing in its drama as it is unsettling in its analysis, The Vanquished is destined to transform our understanding of not just the First World War but of the twentieth century as a whole"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 446 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in 2016 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Pengin Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Part I: Defeat
- 1. A Train Journey in Spring
- 2. Russian Revolutions
- 3. Brest-Litovsk
- 4. A Taste of Victory
- 5. Reversals of Fortune
- Part II: Revolution and Counter-Revolution
- 6. No End to War
- 7. The Russian Civil Wars
- 8. The Apparent Triumph of Democracy
- 9. Radicalization
- 10. Fear of Bolshevism and the Rise of Fascism
- Part III: Imperial Collapse
- 11. Pandora's Box : Paris and the Problem of Empire
- 12. Reinventing East-Central Europe
- 13. Vae Victis
- 14. Fiume
- 15. From Smyrna to Lausanne
- Epilogue: The "Post-War" and Europe's Mid-Century Crisis
- Isbn
- 9780374282455
- Label
- The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end
- Title
- The vanquished
- Title remainder
- why the First World War failed to end
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Gerwarth
- Subject
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- 1900-1999
- Ethnic relations
- Europe
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- trueEurope -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945
- trueEurope -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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- Ethnic conflict -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Ethnic conflict
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century. For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation, but also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the total collapse of the principal enemies: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. But for much of the rest of Europe this was a day with no meaning, as a continuing, nightmarish series of conflicts engulfed country after country. In The Vanquished, a highly original and gripping work of history, Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front that proved so ruinous to Europe's future, but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were savaged by revolutions, pogroms, mass expulsions, and further major military clashes. If the war itself had in most places been a struggle mainly between state-backed soldiers, these new conflicts were predominantly perpetrated by civilians and paramilitaries, and driven by a murderous sense of injustice projected on to enemies real and imaginary. In the years immediately after the armistice, millions would die across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe before the Soviet Union and a series of rickety and exhausted small new states would come into being. It was here, in the ruins of Europe, that extreme ideologies such as fascism would take shape and ultimately emerge triumphant in Italy, Germany, and elsewhere. As absorbing in its drama as it is unsettling in its analysis, The Vanquished is destined to transform our understanding of not just the First World War but of the twentieth century as a whole"--Provided by publisher
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- 10541702
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- Gerwarth, Robert
- Dewey number
- 940.5/1
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
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- Literary form
- non fiction
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- World War (1939-1945)
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- World War, 1914-1918
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- Ethnic conflict
- Political violence
- World War, 1939-1945
- HISTORY / Military / World War I
- HISTORY / Europe / General
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Ethnic conflict
- Ethnic relations
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Political violence
- Politics and government
- Social aspects
- Social conditions
- War and society
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- The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, Robert Gerwarth
- Note
- "Originally published in 2016 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Pengin Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Part I: Defeat -- 1. A Train Journey in Spring -- 2. Russian Revolutions -- 3. Brest-Litovsk -- 4. A Taste of Victory -- 5. Reversals of Fortune -- Part II: Revolution and Counter-Revolution -- 6. No End to War -- 7. The Russian Civil Wars -- 8. The Apparent Triumph of Democracy -- 9. Radicalization -- 10. Fear of Bolshevism and the Rise of Fascism -- Part III: Imperial Collapse -- 11. Pandora's Box : Paris and the Problem of Empire -- 12. Reinventing East-Central Europe -- 13. Vae Victis -- 14. Fiume -- 15. From Smyrna to Lausanne -- Epilogue: The "Post-War" and Europe's Mid-Century Crisis
- Control code
- 1650957
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 446 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374282455
- Lccn
- 2016032496
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- System control number
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- (OCoLC)932060360
- Label
- The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, Robert Gerwarth
- Note
- "Originally published in 2016 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Pengin Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- Part I: Defeat -- 1. A Train Journey in Spring -- 2. Russian Revolutions -- 3. Brest-Litovsk -- 4. A Taste of Victory -- 5. Reversals of Fortune -- Part II: Revolution and Counter-Revolution -- 6. No End to War -- 7. The Russian Civil Wars -- 8. The Apparent Triumph of Democracy -- 9. Radicalization -- 10. Fear of Bolshevism and the Rise of Fascism -- Part III: Imperial Collapse -- 11. Pandora's Box : Paris and the Problem of Empire -- 12. Reinventing East-Central Europe -- 13. Vae Victis -- 14. Fiume -- 15. From Smyrna to Lausanne -- Epilogue: The "Post-War" and Europe's Mid-Century Crisis
- Control code
- 1650957
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 446 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374282455
- Lccn
- 2016032496
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780374282455
- (OCoLC)932060360
Subject
- 1900-1999
- Ethnic relations
- Europe
- Europe -- Ethnic relations | History -- 20th century
- trueEurope -- Interethnic relations | History -- 20th century
- trueEurope -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945
- trueEurope -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- trueInterethnic conflict
- truePolitical violence
- Political violence
- Political violence -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and government
- Social aspects
- Social conditions
- War -- Causes
- War and society
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- World War (1914-1918)
- World War (1939-1945)
- trueWorld War I
- trueWorld War I -- Influence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Europe
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes
- Ethnic conflict -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Ethnic conflict
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