World War I / Rodney P. Carlisle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlisle, Rodney P.

Series:

Eyewitness history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

x, 454 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

World War One

World War 1

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts On File, Inc., [2007]

Summary:

"The Great War," as it is often called, officially began when seven young terrorists smuggled themselves into Bosnia and assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. For four years the battles raged, leaving tens of millions dead and displaced, setting a precedent for modern warfare and its reliance on new forms of technology, and sparking rebellion outside of Europe and the "Great Powers." Across the Atlantic Ocean the populace of the United States was divided on whether or not to become part of the growing battle, while President Woodrow Wilson set a mandate for neutrality-neutrality made all the more complicated in a world increasingly connected through trade and communication. Although the United States did not officially enter the war until 1917, the impact felt there was great-the war would give rise to a new "lost" generation and inspire significant shifts in culture, literature, race and labor relations, the status of women, and technology, as well as transforming the nation's sentiment regarding future conflicts.

World War I, a volume in Facts On File's acclaimed Eyewitness History series, provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the period-diary entries, letters, speeches, and newspaper accounts-that illustrate how important historical events appeared to those who lived through them. In addition to firsthand accounts, each chapter includes an introductory essay and a chronology of events. The book also includes excerpts from such critical documents as the Zimmermann note, President Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress, and the Covenant of the League from the Versailles Treaty, as well as capsule biographies of 58 key figures, 17 maps, one table, 102 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, a glossary, notes, a bibliography, and an index.

Contents:

1 The Spark and the Fuel: 1903-August 1914 1

2 First Battles and the Western Front Stalemate: August 1914-November 1915 28

3 The Early War on and beneath the Sea: August 1914-December 1916 59

4 Gallipoli and Arabia: October 1914-November 1918 83

5 The Eastern Front and Russia: August 1914-March 1918 114

6 Debacles on the Western Front: December 1915-December 1916 141

7 Woodrow Wilson and the Dilemmas of Neutrality: August 1914-January 1917 162

8 U.S Entry into the War: November 1916-April 1917 192

9 The Home Front in the United States: April 1917-November 1918 216

10 The Calculus of Death: January 1917-November 1918 248

11 The Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles: November 11, 1918-March 4, 1921 276

12 Lost Generation in the 1920s: 1919-1927 301

Appendix A Documents 323

Appendix B Biographies of Major Personalities 366.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-437) and index.

ISBN:

0816060614

9780816060610

OCLC:

61704720