From Napoleon to Hitler: The Road to Total War, 1792-1945 - Einzelansicht

The seminar will analyze the radicalization of warfare from the Napoleonic age to the Second World War. We discuss a variety of topics including the revolution of warfare, the changing character of propaganda, ideology, economies and international law. We critically discuss the concept of total war and try to define the footprint of modern wars. This includes the interaction of radicalization and restriction of armed conflicts.

Roger Chickering, Stig Förster, War in an Age of Revolution 1775-1815, Washington 2013,
Stig Förster, Jörg Nagler, On the Road to Total War. The American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification 1861-1871, Washington 2002
Roger Chickering, Stig Förster, Great War, Total War. Combat and Mobilization on the Western Front 1914-1918, Washington 2000
Roger Chickering, Stig Förster, The Shadow of Total War. Europe, East Asia and the United States 1919-1939, Washington 2007
Roger Chickering, Stig Förster, Bernd Greiner, A World at Total War. Global Conflict and the Politics of Destruction, 1937-1945, Washington 2010.

An oral presentation during the term and a paper of 6,500 words (45,000 characters with spaces) which is due in 31st March.