The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000With 200,000 hardcover copies in print, this book has received worldwide attention. Kennedy explains how the various world powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in Western Europe. |
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Page 136
Of the more than 600 , 000 men in the Grand Army , only 270 , 000 of that total
were Frenchmen , the same number as remained in the Peninsula . Furthermore ,
since " native ” Frenchmen now included the Belgians , Dutch , and many Italians
...
Of the more than 600 , 000 men in the Grand Army , only 270 , 000 of that total
were Frenchmen , the same number as remained in the Peninsula . Furthermore ,
since " native ” Frenchmen now included the Belgians , Dutch , and many Italians
...
Page 212
But such appearances were deceptive . For complex domestic - political reasons
, the German government had opted to keep the army to a certain size and to
allow Tirpitz ' s fleet substantially to increase its share of the total defense budget
.
But such appearances were deceptive . For complex domestic - political reasons
, the German government had opted to keep the army to a certain size and to
allow Tirpitz ' s fleet substantially to increase its share of the total defense budget
.
Page 301
62 Because of conscription , the Japanese army had ready access to manpower
and could ingrain the recruits into its traditions of absolute obedience and mass
maximum effort . While it had kept the size of the army limited in earlier years , its
...
62 Because of conscription , the Japanese army had ready access to manpower
and could ingrain the recruits into its traditions of absolute obedience and mass
maximum effort . While it had kept the size of the army limited in earlier years , its
...
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The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictYale historian Kennedy surveys the ebb and flow of power among the major states of Europe from the 16th centurywhen Europe's preeminence first took shapethrough and beyond the present erawhen great ... Read full review
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| Title | The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 History/Political Science |
| Authors | Paul Kennedy, Paul M. Kennedy, Professor Paul Kennedy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0679720197, 9780679720195 |
| Length | 677 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History History / Modern / 20th Century History / World |
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