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| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
D Stevenson |
| ISBN: | 0465081843 9780465081844 0645081851 9780645081855 064508185X |
| OCLC Number: | 54001282 |
| Description: | xix, 564 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Outbreak. The destruction of peace ; The failure of the war of movement, summer-winter 1914. -- pt. 2. Escalation. Making a new world, spring 1915-spring 1917 ; The widening of the war ; War aims and peace negotiations ; The land war in Europe: Strategy ; Technology, logistics, and tactics ; Manpower and morale ; Armaments and economics ; Naval warfare and blockade ; The politics of the home fronts. -- pt. 3. Outcome. The third phase, spring 1917-autumn 1918 ; The February Revolution and American intervention, spring 1917 ; Towards exhaustion, summer-autumn 1917 ; The Central Powers' last throw, autumn 1917-summer 1918 ; The turn of the tide, summer-autumn 1918 ; Ceasefire. -- pt. 4. Legacy. Peacemaking, 1919-1920 ; Rebuilding, 1920-1929 ; Demolition, 1929-1945 ; Conclusion: The war becomes history. |
| Responsibility: | David Stevenson. |
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Abstract:
A major new history that changes our understanding of World War I, incorporating the latest in military, political, and economic research, destined to become the definitive account for years to come.
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"David Stevenson is the real deal....His defining characteristic is his outstanding rigour as an historian.... [ think him tremendously clever."
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