Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Maps xiii
5. Note on Form xxxv
6. Acknowledgements xxxvii
7. List of Abbreviations xxxix
8. Introduction xli
9. PART 1 Balancing War and Peace
10. 1 Warlords 3
11. 2 Forming Armies 39
12. 3 Going for a Soldier 82
13. PART II Accepting War as Permanent
14. 4 Restraining the War Monster 117
15. 5 Permanent Armies 158
16. 6 From Extraordinary to Ordinary Burden 209
17. PART III Professionalizing War
18. 7 Habsburgs and Hohenzollerns 243
19. 8 Professionalizing War 279
20. 9 Socialization of the Military 320
21. PART IV Nationalizing War
22. 10 War and Nation- Building 363
23. 11 Nations in Arms 412
24. 12 Serving the Nation 472
25. 13 Demagogues and Democrats 527
26. 14 From Total War to the End of War? 609
27. 15 Citizens in Uniform 683
28. Notes 755
29. Index 831
30. Tafel 915