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THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918 |
| By: |
Ian F. W. Beckett |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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£27.74 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405812524 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405812528 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
8 October, 2007 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Modern Wars In Perspective |
| Pages: |
856 |
| Description: |
Starting with the context and origins of the war, this work questions common assumptions about the nature of the First World War and how it has been consistently and, wrongly, perceived as an exercise in futility. It also covers the course of the conflict and its consequences for states, societies, and individuals. |
| Synopsis: |
The course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of of the conflict's strategic, political, economic, social and cultural impact. Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assasination, misunderstanding and differing national war aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences for both soldiers and civilians, for science and technology, for national politics and for pan-European revolution. The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers, changed the balance of power and influenced the arts, national memory and political thought. The reach of this acount is global, showing how a conflict among European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embraced Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States. |
| Illustrations: |
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| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Longman |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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