Review
"In "The Age of Total War", Black builds on his impressive record of scholarship and provides an effective and useful study of the course and conduct of war during the second half of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries that offers insightful consideration of total war as a central theme in the military history of the period....Black's effective synethesis of scholarship and thought-provoking analysis make this a work of much value to students of this period in world military history....[i]t will work well for instructors seeking to stimulate thought and discussion in graduate-level courses and a supplemental text for undergraduate courses." -
The Journal of Military History
Review
In The Age of Total War, Black builds on his impressive record of scholarship and provides an effective and useful study of the course and conduct of war during the second half of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries that offers insightful consideration of total war as a central theme in the military history of the period... Black's effective synthesis of scholarship and thought-provoking analysis make this a work of much value to students of this period in world military history... [I]t will work well for instructors seeking to stimulate thought and discussion in graduate-level courses and a supplemental text for undergraduate courses. The Journal Of Military History [Black's] discussions of World War I and II positively shine. Air and Space Power Journal
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