Total+War



Prescott and Ty

**TOTAL WAR ** The Idea of total war was originally created by a //levee en masse//, declared by the National Convention in 1793 during the French Revolutionary wars. This proclamation stated, “From this moment until that in which our enemies have been driven from the territory of the Republic, all Frenchmen are permanently requisitioned for service in the armies. Young men will go to battle; married men will forge arms and transport supplies, women will make tents, uniforms, and serve in the hospitals; children will pick rags; old men will have themselves carried to public squares, to inspire the courage of the warriors, and to preach the hatred of kings and the unity of the Republic.” This mobilized the entire nation and announced a new era of warfare. In the First World War, the citizens rather than the military alone were crucial to the well being and function of the soldiers on the front line. Citizens were as important to victory as the men on the lines. All populations, resources, and economies became geared for and committed to the war. In fact, often there was little that distinguished civilians from combatants. Men were drafted and women took their place in the factories. Often women bravely accepted dangerous weapon factory jobs where they were at risk for explosions and poisoning from TNT, symptoms of which included; orange hair and skin, illness, and even death. Still, many citizens found these sacrifices liberating because they were working for a worthwhile cause rather than to augment the power of their rulers. Due to the extreme benefits the opposition was receiving from non-military assistance, civilians became the target of the enemy. In addition to civilians, the adversary would also attack the other side’s resources of industrial, technological, and agricultural nature. They essentially used no rules of restraint in their military engagement in pursuit of demolishing their rival’s ability to maintain resistance. ↑Prescott

“Total War” this name was born when the enemies target the civilians working behind the front lines. Why target the civilians and not the people that are shooting at us? I see this as strategy, the civilians are the ones who supply the front line with food, ammunition, tanks, clothes, almost everything. So by killing the second line this will cause a kink in the flow and open doors for opportunity. In 1915 in the trenches that ran in between France and Germany was where the idea began. It was so important to take out the civilians because the effect it would have on that country would be devastating. Once the “Total War” had begun the death rate rose and more people were needed to work in the factories and work to make essential goods that the front line needed. More women started to loose their husbands to the war and then the women themselves had to go work in factories. This was hard for the women to work in factories; factories also were now viewed as dangerous jobs because the enemy would want to bomb them to stop production. The effect not only stayed in the countries at war but Africa was now involved with supplying men to the war, and to work in factories. Now the Great War, and the Total War will soon become the World War.(Ty)

media type="flickr" key="12035354@N04" ARG0="&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" width="500" height="500"(Ty)

    Works Cited (Prescott): Neiberg, Michael. __Warfare in World History__. New York: Routledge, 2001. Wood, Wallace. __M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War__ [online image] 1965. Gold Key Comics. __Don Marstein’s Toonopedia.__ 18 Mar 2009. . Trueman, Chris. “Military Developments.” __History Learning Site__. 2009. 18 Mar 2009. . Braybon, Gail. “Women’s Contribution to the War Effort.” __The Great War Historians.__ 18 Mar 2009. . Leete, Alfred. Dalkeith Classic Poster Card P80 [online image] 1915. Great Britain. 19 Mar 2009. [].

Works Cited (Ty) "Total War." Pbs. 17 Mar. 2009 .

"Total War." __The Great War__. Pbs. 17 Mar. 2009 .

"Imperial War Museum." __Photos__. Imperial War Museum. 17 Mar. 2009 .

__Plexoft__. 18 Mar. 2009 .

__Gunandgame__. 18 Mar. 2009 .

__Wrexham__. 18 Mar. 2009 .

__Encyclopaedia Britannica__. 19 Mar. 2009 <www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/254115...>.

__Picture History__. 19 Mar. 2009 <Encyclopaedia Britannica. 19 Mar. 2009 .>.

__Corbis__. 19 Mar. 2009 <pro.corbis.com/search/Enlargement.aspx?CID=is...>. <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">

<span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(255,0,102); line-height: 115%;">