First World War A Concise Global History

Name: First World War A Concise Global History
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ISBN: 9780742541467

ISBN-10: 0742541460

ISBN-13: 9780742541467

Edition: N/A

Authors: William Kelleher Storey

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Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 206
Size: 6.09" wide x 9.16" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Maps


Preface



Introduction



Environment, Technology, and the Origins of War


Empires at High Tide and Low Tide


The German Question


Planning for War


The Naval Arms Race


The Crisis of 1914



Optimism, 1914-1916


The War in Western Europe, 1914-1915


The War in Eastern and Southern Europe, 1914-1915


War in Africa, 1914-1916


War at Sea, 1914-1916


War in the Middle East, 1914-1916



Intensification, 1916-1917


The Big Offensives of 1916


The Arts of War


War at Sea, 1916-1917


Total War


The Widening of the War


Domestic Politics in Wartime


The Western Front in 1917


Africa and the Middle East, 1916-1918


Wilson's Plan for Peace



Conclusions: 1918 and Beyond


The Western Front in 1918


The Impact of War


The Peace Settlements


Environment, Technology, and Change


Notes


Sources on the First World War


Index


About the Author