The First World War

Summary: "It is almost a century since the outbreak of the First World War, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative history, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. Written in crisp, compelling prose and enlivened with vivid photographs -- including early color photographs -- The First World War re-creates this world-altering conflict both on and off the battlefield. Strachan offers a fresh and truly global perspective on how the Great War not only redrew the map of the world but also set in motion the most dangerous conflicts of today, especially in such hot spots as the Middle East and Balkans. Deeply learned and powerfully written, The First World War is a landmark work of contemporary history"--Publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780143035183 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0143035185 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780670032952 (hc.)
ISBN: 0670032956 (hc.)
Physical Description: print
xx, 364 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	"With a new introduction for the 100th anniversary of World War I"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-354) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- To arms -- Under the eagle -- Global war -- Jihad -- Shackled to a corpse -- Breaking the deadlock -- Blockade -- Revolution -- Germany's last gamble -- War without end.