Wars are one of the defining characteristics of human psyche.
They have, through bloodshed, chaos and ultimately suffering,
pushed the human civilisation forward and still continue to do
so. They are the means through which civilisations have defined
themselves and paved the way for pages of history to become
an eternal entity. Wars are perhaps the only event that have
created as well as dissolved borders for new eras to stay in
continuance.
Since such events have defined landmark stones in human
history, it becomes essential to understand the causes and the
purposes behind them and the socio-political results that
followed. However, defining a 'great war' is a multi-faceted
aspect and can be a difficult task from a historical point of
view. Certain conflicts that have witnessed the lowest loss to
human life have at many times extended till several decades
and even centuries. Can they be regarded as great? Can such
events be regarded as permanent memories that extended for
not more than a couple of months or years but witnessed
some of the largest losses to human life? In this compilation,
some of the greatest human conflicts have been presented with
the sole purpose to not only appreciate the socio-political and
historical aftermath that followed after them but also to
appreciate the scars that got left behind, for without scars, no
page of history has ever been written. Like the old Latin
maxim, "there is no peace without war" suggests, human
civilisation indeed is written down through the annals of conflict
and resolution.
The compilation starts with the 2
nd World War, undoubtedly
the greatest war in civilizationalhistory, in both scale, historical
repercussions and damage incurred to both human and public
life, with permanent transformations across the globe. This great
war of 1937-45 was a result of the 1
st World War, another
great conflict encompassing much of the globe and the father
of 2
nd World War, and that cannot be ignored. The
methodology to define a credible great warcan have several
factors, and hereit has been comprised of dependents such as
origins of the conflict, scale and influence over affected factions,
regions, communities and peoples, approximate damage dealt to
human life and most importantly, their socio-political
repercussions. The book is sub-divided into several chapters
corresponding to these conflicts with only brief historical
perspectives and information. This is important since the last
5,000 years have seen countless number of large-scale conflicts
involving millions of lives and even more. However, since the
book addresses only the deadliest and greatest wars of
civilisation, only a select few have been included in the list.
Título : World’s Greatest Wars
EAN : 9781393665151
Editorial : IntroBooks
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