Kaiser, Politics And War - European Conflict From Philip II To Hitler

Abstract

David Kaiser, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University, has tackled the historical problem of the origin and manifestation of war from a new perspective. He views European war in the modern era not as an attempt of one power or coalition to gain an advantage over others, but rather he places conflict in the embrace of the contemporary European domestic and political climate. Kaiser argues that warfare reflects a common set of European political developments intrinsic to a specific era and that these structures have changed over time.