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The First World War / Michael Howard.

By: Language: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003Description: xix, [2], 154 s. ill. 22 cmISBN:
  • 0192804456
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.3 21
Other classification:
  • K.51
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Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 940 Howard Available 11156000152666
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is an insightful narrative history, focusing on why the First World War occurred, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did. It examines in turn the state of Europe in 1914 and the outbreak of war; the onset of attrition in 1915 and the extension of the war; the 'crisis of the war' (1917-18), the collapse of Russia and the weakening and eventual surrender of the Central Powers; the making of peace; and the historical controversies surrounding the causes and conduct of war.

Originally published: 2002

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Illustrations (p. viii)
  • Maps (p. xi)
  • 1. Europe in 1914 (p. 1)
  • 2. The Coming of War (p. 18)
  • 3. 1914: The Opening Campaigns (p. 32)
  • 4. 1915: The War Continues (p. 44)
  • 5. 1916: The War of Attrition (p. 67)
  • 6. The United States Enters the War (p. 81)
  • 7. 1917: The Year of Crisis (p. 96)
  • 8. 1918: The Year of Decision (p. 114)
  • 9. The Settlement (p. 136)
  • Appendices
  • I. President Wilson's Fourteen Points (p. 144)
  • II. Total War Casualties (p. 146)
  • Further Reading (p. 147)
  • Index (p. 148)