Niels Eichhorn (@nielseichhorn.bsky.social)

Look what has appeared on Military History Now. If you do not want to read the 350+ pages of our amazing new book The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism, you can read this little blog post where I try to concisely present some of our main arguments. militaryhistorynow.com/2024/09/03/w...

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War and the Age of Nationalism — How 19th-Century Conflicts Gave Rise to the Modern National Identity - MilitaryHistoryNow.com “War strengthened a national sense of belonging.” By Niels Eichhorn “IT IS NOT the joy over the defeated enemy, but the joy of overcoming weakness and discord which the past centuries bear sad witnes... https://militaryhistorynow.com/2024/09/03/war-and-the-age-of-nationalism-how-19th-century-conflicts-gave-rise-to-the-modern-national-identity/