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A leading military historian chronicles the global arms race of the 1930s as it led inexorably to the unleashing of the dogs of war
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According to the author, "Though expressed in different tongues, conceptions of the arms race, its logic and the measures it required, varied little. No matter what type of regime or its military starting point, the arms race sent everyone down the same totalitarian track." Maiolo, professor of international history in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, challenges the assumption that the democratic powers failed to arm in the face of the fascist menace. Drawing on contemporary scholarship and on archival sources in English, French, German, Russian, and Italian, he examines how the international arms race during the decade before WWII inevitably led to the outbreak of war. He examines the actions and motivations of major players such as Churchill and Stalin, as well as less-known military officials and economic planners. The author has written a previous book on WWII. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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