The First World War

ISBN-13: 9781405824712 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str.

Stuart Robson

Opis

Stuart Robson provides a concise account of World War One, giving a clear analysis of the war itself on all fronts and descriptions of the experiences of the individual nations that were drawn into the conflict.

Recenzje

"This book is eminently suitable for use in high schools, two-year colleges and basic introductory courses at four-year colleges and universities."
Jesse Kauffmann, Stanford University

Spis treści

PART ONE: BACKGROUND
1. War Known and War Imagined
PART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-15
2. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail
3. Taking Stock
4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters
5. The Home Fronts
PART THREE: TOTAL WAR
6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster
7. Organizing for Victory
8. Technology and Tactics
9. 1917: ‘Mere Unspeakable Suffering’
PART FOUR: ‘GOING ON OR GOING UNDER’
10. The bitter End: 1918
PART FIVE: ASSESSMENT
PART SIX: DOCUMENTS

O autorze

Stuart Robson is Professor Emeritus of History at Trent University, Ontario, Canada.