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The First World War / Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prior, Robin.
- Series:
- Smithsonian history of warfare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : Smithsonian Books ; London : In association with Cassell, 2004.
- Summary:
- World War I created the modern world. By ushering in modern techniques of warfare and redrawing the boundaries of Europe, the war forever changed how wars would be fought and how politics would be conducted. In this concise and authoritative history packed with photographs and specially commissioned battle maps, historians Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson vividly bring back to life this worldwide conflict, its horrific toll, and its significant consequences.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Coming of War 16
- 1 1914 36
- 2 1915 58
- 3 Peripheries 88
- 4 1916 110
- 5 1917 140
- 6 1918 166
- Conclusion: The Peace Settlement and Beyond 202.
- Notes:
- Originally published: London : Cassell, 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1588341909
- OCLC:
- 55146939
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