by coincidence, connected to one or more of the others. The lack of a clear and explicit overarching train of thought underscores the fragmented nature and complexity of the topic, but it might also leave a less academically inclined reader puzzled as to the book’s message. In a similar vein, the term ‘total war’ in the title appears to be little more than a catchphrase. The book could have achieved the same goals and reached the same conclusions by exploring the wars of the twentieth century – most of which involved the civilians of the combatant countries, which is the loose definition of the concept that the book employs – in more general terms. The emotional acts and responses, as well as the source material that the authors use to support their arguments, could arguably be found in many of the civil wars or the wars of decolonization, for example, of the twentieth century, or in the war on terror of the twenty -first. With the concept of total war not discussed in any of the chapters, its use in the title, while not diminishing the value of the book, distracts from its real focus, that is, emotional responses to war(s). Another limitation of the volume is its focus on mostly European themes. With the First and Second World Wars being fought globally, and the theme of emotional responses to war being applicable (and traceable) across humanity, writing other places and non-White people into the book would have given it not merely more breadth but also more relevance in an increasingly interconnected and diverse world. That said, Total War: An Emotional History provides us with a new lens to explore war. It writes the human responses of civilians and ‘militarized men’ (Noakes uses this apt term) into the history of war and helps us better understand, and perhaps relate to, how ordinary people lived in and through war. With its academic rigour and theoretical thoroughness, the book will certainly help scholars delve deeper into this important topic.

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书评：西蒙·艾略特（Simon Eliot）和马克·威格姆（Marc Wiggam）在第二次世界大战期间与公众的联合通讯

巧合的是，与其他一个或多个相关联。缺乏清晰明确的总体思路突显了该主题的碎片化性质和复杂性，但也可能使不那么学术倾向的读者对本书的信息感到困惑。同样，标题中的“全面战争”一词似乎只是一句标语。这本书本可以通过探索 20 世纪的战争——其中大部分涉及交战国的平民，这是本书采用的概念的松散定义——以更一般的术语来实现相同的目标并得出相同的结论. 情感行为和反应，以及作者用来支持他们论点的原始材料，可以说可以在许多内战或非殖民化战争中找到，例如，在 20 世纪，或者在 21 世纪的反恐战争中。由于任何章节都没有讨论全面战争的概念，因此在标题中使用它虽然不会降低本书的价值，但会分散其真正的重点，即对战争的情感反应。该卷的另一个限制是它主要关注欧洲主题。随着第一次和第二次世界大战在全球范围内展开，对战争的情感反应这一主题在整个人类中都适用（和可追溯），将其他地方和非白人写进这本书不仅会给它更多的广度，而且也会给它更多的内容。在日益相互联系和多样化的世界中具有相关性。也就是说，全面战争：情感史为我们提供了探索战争的新视角。它将平民和“军事化的人”（诺克斯使用这个恰当的术语）的人类反应写入战争历史，并帮助我们更好地理解，也许还与普通人如何在战争中生活和通过战争联系起来。凭借其学术严谨性和理论透彻性，本书必将帮助学者们更深入地研究这一重要课题。