Author

Publication

1986 - Macmillan, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

90,000 words, Guess

Page Count

360 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100333265823
  • ISBN-100333265831
  • ISBN-139780333265826
  • ISBN-139780333265833
  • LibraryThing6327741
and 7 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number85026091
  • Library of Congress Control Numbergb85026091
  • OCLC Control Number59059196
  • OCLC Control Number12585410
  • Better World Books9780333265826
  • Better World Books9780333265833
  • Open LibraryOL17912735M

Classifications

  • DDC941.083
  • LCCHN385

Description

Examining both the Great War and its aftermath, Dr Winter surveys not only trends in population and the impact of the conflict on an entire generation but also, more profoundly, the meaning of the literature of the period.

First Sentence

IN Europe between 1870 and 1940 it was a common phenomenon for public figures to seek in the demographic sphere the causes of and antidotes to perceived shortcomings in political and military affairs.

Excerpt

IN Europe between 1870 and 1940 it was a common phenomenon for public figures to seek in the demographic sphere the causes of and antidotes to perceived shortcomings in political and military affairs.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Great War and the British peopleMacmillan1986

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