WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Total war is a type of warfare that mobilizes domestic society and all of its resources in the war effort, and prioritizes warfare over civilian or domestic matters. It also does not prohibit attacks on the civilian space, infrastructure, and supplies that support the enemy war effort.

Detailed explanation-2: -Total war is a type of warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combatant needs.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Total war” includes four things: Mobilization, refusal to compromise, the blurring of roles between soldier and civilians, and total control of society.

Detailed explanation-4: -total war, military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory, as distinguished from limited war. Throughout history, limitations on the scope of warfare have been more economic and social than political.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ideological or religious conflicts are more likely to give rise to total war. Total wars have occurred throughout history and include the third Punic War, the Mongol Invasions, the Crusades and the two World Wars.