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World War I : a short history
Title
World War I : a short history / by Tammy M Proctor, Utah State University, Utah, USA.
ISBN
9781118951934
111895193X
9781118951927
1118951921
Publication
Hoboken, NJ ; Chichester, W. Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
Physical Description
xx, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Summary
"This book provides a short history of World War I. Each chapter answers a central question about the war and its aftermath, and at the conclusion of every section there is a skills exercise for understanding how historians work."--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- World War I. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 12, 2018
Series
Wiley short histories
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Why and how did war break out in summer 1914?
1914. Was this war a total war?
1915. How and where was the war fought?
1916. Who participated in the war and how?
1917. How did war affect the societies and people who participated?
1918. What circumstances led to the end of the war?
1919. How did the peace treaties shape the postwar world?
How was the war remembered and commemorated after 1919?
Postscript. World War I in context.
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