Editing Total war (section)

===Middle Ages===
Written by academics at [[Eastern Michigan University]], the ''Cengage Advantage Books: World History'' textbook claims that while total war "is traditionally associated with the two global wars of the twentieth century... it would seem that instances of total war predate the twentieth century." They write:

{{blockquote|As an aggressor nation, the ancient Mongols, no less than the modern [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]], practiced total war against an enemy by organizing all available resources, including [[military personnel]], [[non-combatant]] workers, [[Military intelligence|intelligence]], [[transport]], [[money]], and [[wikt:provision|provisions]].<ref>Janice J. Terry, James P. Holoka, Jim Holoka, George H. Cassar, Richard D. Goff (2011). "''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mBo-2D0TKUcC&pg=PA717 World History: Since 1500: The Age of Global Integration]''". Cengage Learning. p. 717. {{ISBN|978-1-111-34513-6}}</ref>}}