The Oxford illustrated history of the First World War / edited by Hew Strachan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strachan, Hew, editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 379 pages) : illustrations (black and white, color), maps (black and white

Edition:

New edition.

Other Title:

Illustrated history of the First World War

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on in poetry, in prose, and in collective memory and political culture. By the time the war ended in 1918, millions had been killed. Three major empires lay shattered by defeat, those of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans. A fourth, Russia, was in the throes of a revolution that helped define the rest of the twentieth century. The Oxford History of the First World War brings together in one volume many of the most distinguished historians of the conflict, in an account -that matches the scale of the events. From its causes to its consequences, from the Western Front to the Eastern, from politicians to generals, from strategy to tactics, they chart the course of the war and assess its. profound political and human consequences. Chapters on economic mobilization, the impact on women, the role of propaganda, and the rise of socialism establish the wider context of the fighting at sea and in the air, and which ranged on land from the trenches of Flanders to the mountains of the. Balkans and the deserts of the Middle East. First published for the 8oth anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, this highly illustrated new edition contains significant new material to mark the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Origins of the War / Samuel R. Williamson, Jr. Williamson, Samuel R., Jr. 11

2 The Strategy of the Central Powers, 1914-1917 / Holger Afflerbach Afflerbach, Holger 28

3 Manæuvre Warfare: The Eastern and Western Fronts, 1914-1915 / Dennis E. Showalter Showalter, Dennis E. 39

4 The Strategy of the Entente Powers, 1914-1917 / David French French, David 54

5 The Balkans, 1914-1918 / Richard J. Crampton Crampton, Richard J. 66

6 Turkey's War / Ulrich Trumpener Trumpener, Ulrich 80

7 The War in Africa / David Killingray Killingray, David 92

8 The War at Sea / Paul G. Halpern Halpern, Paul G. 103

9 Economic Warfare / B. J. C. McKercher McKercher, B. J. C. 119

10 Economic Mobilization: Money, Munitions, and Machines / Hew Strachan Strachan, Hew 134

11 The Role of Women in the War / Susan R. Grayzel Grayzel, Susan R. 149

12 The Challenge to Liberalism: The Politics of the Home Fronts / John Turner Turner, John 163

13 Eastern Front and Western Front, 1916-1917 / Robin Prior Prior, Robin, Trevor Wilson Wilson, Trevor 179

14 Mutinies and Military Morale / Alexander Watson Watson, Alexander 191

15 War Aims and Peace Negotiations / David Stevenson Stevenson, David 204

16 Propaganda and the Mobilization of Consent / J. M. Winter Winter, J. M. 216

17 Socialism, Peace, and Revolution, 1917-1918 / John Horne Horne, John 226

18 The Entry of the USA into the War and its Effects / David Trask Trask, David 238

19 The German Victories, 1917-1918 / Holger H. Herwig Herwig, Holger H. 252

20 The War in the Air / John H. Morrow, Jr. Morrow, John H., Jr. 264

21 The Allied Victories, 1918 / Tim Travers Travers, Tim 277

22 The Peace Settlement / Zara Steiner Steiner, Zara 290

23 No End to War / Robert Gerwarth Gerwarth, Robert 304

24 Memory and the Great War / Modris Eksteins Eksteins, Modris 317.

Notes:

Previous edition: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780191640407

0191640409

Publisher Number:

99983968243

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.