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War in Peace - Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War (Hardcover)
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War in Peace - Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War (Hardcover)
Series: The Greater War
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The First World War did not end in November 1918. In Russia and
Eastern Europe it finished up to a year earlier, and both there and
elsewhere in Europe it triggered conflicts that lasted down to
1923. Paramilitary formations were prominent in this continuation
of the war. They had some features of formal military
organizations, but were used in opposition to the regular military
as an instrument of revolution or as an adjunct or substitute for
military forces when these were unable by themselves to put down a
revolution (whether class or national). Paramilitary violence thus
arose in different contexts. It was an important aspect of the
violence unleashed by class revolution in Russia. It structured the
counter-revolution in central and Eastern Europe, including Finland
and Italy, which reacted against a mythic version of Bolshevik
class violence in the name of order and authority. It also shaped
the struggles over borders and ethnicity in the new states that
replaced the multi-national empires of Russia, Austria-Hungary and
Ottoman Turkey. It was prominent on all sides in the wars for Irish
independence. In many cases, paramilitary violence was charged with
political significance and acquired a long-lasting symbolism and
influence.
War in Peace explores the differences and similarities between
these various kinds of paramilitary violence within one volume for
the first time. It thereby contributes to our understanding of the
difficult transitions from war to peace. It also helps to
re-situate the Great War in a longer-term context and to explain
its enduring impact.
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