Publication

2005 - Penguin, London

Language

English

Word Count

196,000 words, Guess

Page Count

784 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100140268170
  • ISBN-139780140268171
  • Goodreads1511444
  • OCLC Control Number62264379
  • OCLC Control Number263632329
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780140268171
  • Open LibraryOL7351746M

Classifications

  • LCCD521
  • LCCD521.S834 2004
  • DDC940.3

Description

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history, drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle unfolded: questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time.

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Other Editions

  • 1914-1918: The History of the First WorldPenguin2005-01-01
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