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The First World War : a concise global history
Title
The First World War : a concise global history / William Kelleher Storey.
ISBN
9781442226807 (cloth : alk. paper)
1442226803 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442226814 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1442226811 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781442226821 (electronic)
144222682X (electronic)
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Physical Description
xii, 205 pages ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 10, 2014
Series
Exploring world history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Empires, technologies, and the origins of war
European rivalries
The crisis of 1914
The western front, 1914-1915
The war in eastern and southern Europe, 1914-1915
The world war in Africa, 1914-1916
The war at sea, 1914-1915
The war in the Middle East, 1914-1916
The offensives of 1916
Naval war and the U.S. entry, 1916-1917
The strains of total war
The offensives of 1917
Allied empire-building, 1916-1918
The war's end, 1918
The peace settlements
Understanding and remembering the war.
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