The First World War : a very short introduction / Michael Howard.
By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This book provides a concise history of 'the Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences i...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
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Table of Contents:
- Europe in 1914
- The coming of war
- 1914: The opening campaigns
- 1915: The war continues
- 1916: The war of attrition
- The United States enters the war
- 1917: The year of crisis
- 1918: The year of decision
- The Ssttlement.