The Great War
1914-1918
2nd Edition
Published on 12. October 2001
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-26734-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Reviews / Votes
'Morrow is an excellent military historian who follows quite strictly the war's events on the various fronts, revealing the colonial effort in troops and economics.' - Prof. Annette Becker, The Times Educational SupplementMore details
Series
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-26734-2 (9780415267342)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Person
Marc Ferro (1924-). President of the Association of Research at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and Co-Director of the prestigious French review Annales.
Content
Translator's Note Introduction Part 1: 1. War, the Liberator 2. Patriotic War 3. Inevitable War 4. Imaginary War 5. 'War on War' 6. War is Declared Part 2: 7. From Movement to Stagnation 8. Strong Points and Weak Points 9. Verdun and the Great Battles 10. Cannon Fodder and the New Art of War 11. Styles of War: Direct and Indirect 12. World War and Total War 13. The Possible and the Impossible Part 3: 14. Tensions New and Old 15. Crises of War 16. Revolutionary Peace, Compromise Peace, Victorious Peace Part 4: 17. Between War and Crusade 18. The Illusions of Victory Select Bibliography Index