The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World WarHew Strachan Having a profound influence on the history of the twentieth century, the First World War left an intense legacy that continues to affect both those who lived through it and those who merely read about it in school. It was the first conflict in which airplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role and the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. It precipitated the collapse of the empires of Austria-Hungary and Turkey, and it promoted revolution in Russia. America's entry into the war and the part it played in the peace settlement signaled the arrival on the world stage of a new great power. In this extensively illustrated book, an international team of experts explores the war in all its different aspects. From its causes to its consequences, from the strategy of the politicians to the tactics of the generals, the course of the war is charted, and its political and human consequences assessed. The legacy of 'the war to end wars'--in poetry and prose, in collective memory and political culture--is with us still, eighty years after that first Armistice Day. This remarkable book helps us understand that legacy. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Origins of the War 6 | 21 |
The Eastern and Western Fronts | 39 |
The Strategy of the Entente Powers 19141917 | 54 |
The Balkans 19141918 | 66 |
Turkeys War 80 38 | 80 |
The War in Africa 32 | 92 |
The War at Sea | 104 |
The Politics of | 163 |
Mutinies and Military Morale | 191 |
War Aims and Peace Negotiations | 204 |
Socialism Peace and Revolution 19171918 | 227 |
The German Victories 19171918 | 253 |
The Allied Victories 1918 | 278 |
The Peace Settlement | 291 |
Memory and the Great War | 305 |
Economic Warfare | 119 |
Money Munitions and Machines | 134 |
Women War and Work | 149 |
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Illustration Sources | 347 |
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