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War in peace paramilitary violence in Europe after the Great War /

This volume explains why the end of the Great War brought not peace but continued conflict. The book contributes to an understanding of the transition from war to peace and shows how paramilitary violence helped legitimize both fascism and communism, and also many of the new nation-states that emerg...

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Other Authors: Gerwarth, Robert., Horne, John, 1949-, Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
Series: Greater war.
Subjects:
Political violence -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Paramilitary forces -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Europe.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace.
Europe -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945.
Summary: This volume explains why the end of the Great War brought not peace but continued conflict. The book contributes to an understanding of the transition from war to peace and shows how paramilitary violence helped legitimize both fascism and communism, and also many of the new nation-states that emerged from the Great War.
Item Description: This volume explains why the end of the Great War brought not peace but continued conflict. The book contributes to an understanding of the transition from war to peace and shows how paramilitary violence helped legitimize both fascism and communism, and also many of the new nation-states that emerged from the Great War.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780191744273

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