Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War, Volume 2

Gerhard Hirschfeld, Gerd Krumeich, Irina Renz

Brill, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 1105 pages

Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War is a unique work of its kind and an indispensable resource for research and teaching, as well as for anyone dealing with the history of the 20th century. Published originally in German (a fourth edition is forthcoming), it has within a very short time become a standard work. Free sample fascicle available.

About the author

Gerhard Hirschfeld is Director of the Library for Contemporary History (Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte) and Professor of Modern History at the University of Stuttgart. From 2000 to 2010, he was President of the International Committee for the History of the Second World War.
Gerd Krumeich has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Freiburg and at the Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf. He is cofounder of the Historial de la Grande Guerre in Péronne and vice-chairman of the International Research Center of the Historial.
Irina Renz is chief curator of the Archival Collections (including the World War I archive) of the Library for Contemporary History in Stuttgart.
James S. Corum is Dean of the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War, Volume 2; Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War, Gerhard Hirschfeld
• Editors: Gerhard Hirschfeld, Gerd Krumeich, Irina Renz
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Brill, 2012
• ISBN: 9004207392, 9789004207394
• Length: 1105 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; History / Military / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War I