The First World War
2nd Edition
Published on 11. September 2014
192 pages
978-1-317-86582-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a compelling account of the First World War. It offers clear analysis of the war on land, sea, and air, and considers the impact of the war on Europe's civilian population. Issues addressed include the relationship between war and industrialisation, trench warfare, the long term effects of the war on changing social structures, and economic and demographic consequences. The main text is supplemented by a rich selection of primary source material (from songs, soldiers' slang, to diary accounts).
Reviews / Votes
"This book is eminently suitable for use in high schools, two-year colleges and basic introductory courses at four-year colleges and universities."Jesse Kauffmann, Stanford University
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
File size
1,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-86582-7 (9781317865827)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Stuart Robson
The First World War
Book
03/2007
2nd Edition
Routledge
€60.90
Available (delivery time upon request)
Person
Stuart Robson is Professor Emeritus of History at Trent University, Ontario, Canada.
Content
PART ONE: BACKGROUND
1. War Known and War Imagined
PART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-15
2. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail
3. Taking Stock
4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters
5. The Home Fronts
PART THREE: TOTAL WAR
6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster
7. Organizing for Victory
8. Technology and Tactics
9. 1917: ?Mere Unspeakable Suffering?
PART FOUR: ?GOING ON OR GOING UNDER?
10. The bitter End: 1918
PART FIVE: ASSESSMENT
PART SIX: DOCUMENTS
1. War Known and War Imagined
PART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-15
2. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail
3. Taking Stock
4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters
5. The Home Fronts
PART THREE: TOTAL WAR
6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster
7. Organizing for Victory
8. Technology and Tactics
9. 1917: ?Mere Unspeakable Suffering?
PART FOUR: ?GOING ON OR GOING UNDER?
10. The bitter End: 1918
PART FIVE: ASSESSMENT
PART SIX: DOCUMENTS
