According
to the Oxford dictionary, a total war is defined as follows:
A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants
involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are
disregarded.
With this definition in mind, we can easily
see howwas a total war. It was a winner-take-all contest. Whichever side lost would be forced
into a total, unconditional surrender. It was not a limited war with limited objectives that
used limited firepower to achieve a goal. Instead, the goal was the total crushing of the
enemy.
Neither side...
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