Fighting the Great War A Global History

Name: Fighting the Great War A Global History
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ISBN: 9780674022515

ISBN-10: 0674022513

ISBN-13: 9780674022515

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael S. Neiberg

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Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. The First World War, the deadly herald of a new era, continues to captivate readers. In this lively book, Michael Neiberg offers a concise history based on the latest research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles, and legacies of the Great War. Tracing the war from Verdun to Salonika to Baghdad to German East Africa, Neiberg illuminates the global nature of the conflict. More than four years of mindless slaughter in the trenches on the western front, World War I was the first fought in three dimensions: in the air, at sea, and through mechanized ground warfare. New weapons…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Timeline of Major Events


Important People


Introduction: An Exchange of Telegrams



A Cruel Disillusion: The German Invasion and the Miracle of the Marne



Loosed Like Wild Beasts: The War in Eastern Europe



The Country of Death: Stalemate on the Western Front



Ordered to Die: Gallipoli and the Eastern Fronts



Gordian Knots: American Neutrality and the Wars for Empire



Bleeding France White: The Agony of Verdun



A War against Civilization: The Chantilly Offensives and the Somme



Driving Out the Devil: Collapse in the East



Salvation and Sacrifice: American Entry, Vimy Ridge, and the Chemin des Dames



A Few Miles of Liquid Mud: The Battle of Passchendaele



Not War as We Knew It: The U-Boat Menace and War in Africa



Jerry's Turn: The Ludendorff Offensives



One Hundred Days to Victory: Amiens to the Meuse-Argonne


Conclusion: An Armistice at Any Price


Notes


Primary Sources


Acknowledgments


Index