Wars in Human History: Vol II The First World War and the Failure to Build a Lasting Peace, 1914–1939 - Tapa blanda

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Wars in Human History — Volume II
The First World War and the Failure to Build a Lasting Peace, 1914–1939
Why did a war that devastated Europe and destroyed four empires fail to produce a lasting peace?
The First World War transformed international politics, military strategy, national boundaries, and the global balance of power. Yet the peace settlements that followed left unresolved grievances, competing national ambitions, and weaknesses in the international system.
This second volume of Wars in Human History examines the period from 1914 to 1939, tracing the decisions that expanded the First World War, the political and military developments that determined its outcome, and the diplomatic failures that ultimately led to another global conflict.
The book examines:

• The political objectives and military miscalculations that led to war in 1914.
• Industrial warfare, the Western and Eastern Fronts, and the expansion of the conflict beyond Europe.
• The Russian Revolutions, American intervention, and the collapse of the Central Powers.
• The Paris Peace Conference, the Treaty of Versailles, and the dissolution of empires.
• The Ottoman settlement, the creation of Middle Eastern mandates, and the Palestine question.
• The League of Nations and the limitations of collective security.
• The Great Depression, the rise of revisionist powers, and the failure of appeasement.
• The diplomatic and military decisions that led to the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939.

Rather than presenting the war as a sequence of battles alone, this volume emphasizes the relationship between political objectives, military capabilities, economic pressures, diplomatic decisions, and their consequences.
Its central question is not simply how the First World War was fought and won, but why the victorious powers failed to establish a peace capable of preventing another catastrophe.
Written for readers interested in world history, military strategy, international relations, and the recurring causes of war, the book offers a historical examination of how decisions made during war can shape international conflict for generations.

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