Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?: The Transformation of Modern Europe, (Paperback)

from jcvogan1

A good overview of international history in Europe in the 20th century. Says that Europe will not be a superpower. Argues that European countries have become civilian states dedicated to promoting individual welfare. 'The EU is made up of 'consumers and producers, not citizens'. The EU comes with...

from bruchu

European Pacifism Analyzed In this relatively short book, James J. Sheehan, professor of History at Stanford, describes the constant dialectic between militarism and pacifism and how Europe came to choose pacifism. The book serves as a perfect companion text to your typical college-level exhausti...

from nmele

This short (just over 200 pages) history of European warfare since the mid-19th century fascinated me. Sheehan points out the remarkably rapid evolution of states like Britain, France and Germany from militarized, mass conscript army nations to what he terms the civilian state, where the rational...