Bibliograph

The First World War, the war to end all wars, Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes and Michael Hickey ; foreword by Hew Strachan

Type

Label

The First World War, the war to end all wars, Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes and Michael Hickey ; foreword by Hew Strachan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The First World War

Oclc number

828417248

Responsibility statement

Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes and Michael Hickey ; foreword by Hew Strachan

Sub title

the war to end all wars

Summary

Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterized by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously imagined. This book, with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from Flanders to Tannenberg and from Italy to Palestine. A series of moving extracts from personal letters, diaries and journals bring to life the experiences of soldiers and civilians caught up in the war

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