A review by librarianonparade
The War of the World by Niall Ferguson

4.0

This book looks at why the 20th century was the most violent in man's history, arguing that the various conflicts that took place between 1914 and 1953, from the start of WW1 to the end of the Korean War, were all part of one larger war, born out of an age of globalisation and the result of economic crisis and ethnic conflict. And, Ferguson argues, it's happening again, despite all our lofty talk of 'never again' and our theories that advanced weaponry now means total war is an impossibility. It's a very very good book, albeit sobering and disturbing.