Screen LibraryThe Oxford illustrated history of the First World War /
The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live. This volume brings together essays by distinguished historians, covering the war's causes and consequences; strategy and tactics; and its political and human legacies.
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | New edition. |
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| Summary: |
The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live. This volume brings together essays by distinguished historians, covering the war's causes and consequences; strategy and tactics; and its political and human legacies. |
| Item Description: | Originally published: 1998. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 379 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780199663385 (hardback) : 0199663386 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | D521 |
| CLC: | K143-64 |
| Call Number: | K143-64/O984/new ed. |
| Contents: |
The Origins of the War / The Strategy of the Central Powers, 1914-1917 / Manœuvre Warfare: The Eastern and Western Fronts, 1914-1915 / The Strategy of the Entente Powers, 1914-1917 / The Balkans, 1914-1918 / Turkey's War / The War in Africa / The War at Sea / Economic Warfare / Economic Mobilization: Money, Munitions, and Machines / The Role of Women in the War / The Challenge to Liberalism: The Politics of the Home Fronts / Eastern Front and Western Front, 1916-1917 / Mutinies and Military Morale / War Aims and Peace Negotiations / Propaganda and the Mobilization of Consent / Socialism, Peace, and Revolution, 1917-1918 / The Entry of the USA into the War and its Effects / The German Victories, 1917-1918 / The War in the Air / The Allied Victories, 1918 / The Peace Settlement / No End to War / Memory and the Great War / |