The Great War
A Combat History of the First World War
New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: xxii, 522 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Focusing on the decisive engagements of World War I, the author explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders, looking at the changing weapons and tactics and offering his own assessment on what brought about the war's outcome.
Contents:
The road to war -- The western front, 1914 -- The eastern front, 1914 -- The sea war, 1914-15 -- The western front, 1915 -- The eastern front, 1915 -- Gallipoli, 1915 -- Salonika, 1915-18 -- The western front, 1916 -- The eastern front, 1916 -- The sea war, 1916 -- Mesopotamia, 1914-18 -- The eastern front, 1917-18 -- The sea war, 1917-18 -- The western front, 1917 -- Italy, 1915-18 -- The Sinai and Palestinian campaigns, 1915-18 -- The western front, 1918 -- A world without war?
ISBN:
9780199976270 (acid-free paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWI Har | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/23/2024) |
"First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Profile Books Ltd"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-492) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-492) and index.