The First World War : a very short introduction /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howard, Michael, 1922-2019
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Very short introductions ; 154.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=192138
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.