Someone Else's War
Fighting for the British Empire in World War I
1st Edition
Published on 22. August 2019
360 pages
978-1-78672-543-1 (ISBN)
Description
World War I was the first truly global conflict and its effects were felt across the British Empire. When war broke out in 1914, Great Britain had the largest empire, encompassing one quarter of the population of the world. Many colonial citizens were to be enlisted into the war effort and shipped from their homes in Africa, Asia and Australasia to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front. What was the experience of war like for citizens of empire, whether combatants or not? How did the empire affect countries administered by Great Britain but geographically located tens of thousands of miles from the conflict? In this book, John Connor tells the story of the people whose lives were profoundly affected by 'someone else's war' - dragged, against their will, into a geopolitical conflict vastly removed from their normal lives.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
21 b&w illus, 1 map
ISBN-13
978-1-78672-543-1 (9781786725431)
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Book
10/2018
I.B. Tauris
€57.00
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Person
John Connor is Senior Lecturer and History Discipline Head at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. He is one of Australia's leading military historians and has published widely on World War I. His previous books include The Australian Frontier Wars.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Map
Introduction - The British Empire and World War I
1. 1914: The Emden in the Indian Ocean
2. Shipping, Trade and Rationing
3. 1915: The Three Battles of Aubers Ridge, France
4. Making Munitions
5. 1916: The East African Campaign
6. Dissent
7. 1917: The Battle of Messines
8. Volunteers and Conscripts
9. 1918: The Battles of Amiens and Megiddo
10. Farmers and Agriculture
Notes
World War I Timeline
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Map
Introduction - The British Empire and World War I
1. 1914: The Emden in the Indian Ocean
2. Shipping, Trade and Rationing
3. 1915: The Three Battles of Aubers Ridge, France
4. Making Munitions
5. 1916: The East African Campaign
6. Dissent
7. 1917: The Battle of Messines
8. Volunteers and Conscripts
9. 1918: The Battles of Amiens and Megiddo
10. Farmers and Agriculture
Notes
World War I Timeline
Bibliography
Index
