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The First World War : a very short introduction / Michael Howard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Michael, 1922-
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 154.
- Very short introductions ; 154
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Modern--20th century.
- History, Modern.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- 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 it did.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611148867
- 0-19-152560-X
- 1-281-14886-5
- 1-4294-7026-7
- OCLC:
- 437096288
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