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First World War
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A dramatic illustrated account of the first global conflict"We were all of us cogs in a great machine which sometimes rolled forward, nobody know where, sometimes backwards, nobody knew why." Ernst Toller
This vivid study of the Great War offers a challenging analysis of the causes and the forces that made WWI the most destructive and costly war ever witnessed. The battles fought so ferociously on land, sea and in the air, form the narrative core of this study, with some challenging new interpretations of the military events. However, distinguished historian H.P. Willmott has also focused his penetrating investigation beyond the military chronicle to produce a discerning analysis of the war's labyrinthine causes and its wider consequences for politics, economics, culture and society. A vast range of original documentary and visual sources has been assembled to offer the reader a unique perspective on all aspects of the war. Vivid personal impressions of the fighting, letters home from the front and haunting war poetry add a startling clarity to this incisive account and remind the reader of the most important aspect of "the war to end all wars" - its appalling human cost. Includes uniquely informative maps and a genuinely global perspective Powerful photographs and compelling accounts evoke the spirit and the futility of the Great War An accurate panoramic survey and a dynamic portrait "We were all of us cogs in a great machine which sometimes rolled forward, nobody know where, sometimes backwards, nobody knew why." Ernst Toller This vivid study of the Great War offers a challenging analysis of the causes and the forces that made WWI the most destructive and costly war ever witnessed. The battles fought so ferociously on land, sea and in the air, form the narrative core of this study, with some challenging new interpretations of the military events. However, distinguished historian H.P. Willmott has also focused his penetrating investigation beyond the military chronicle to produce a discerning analysis of the war's labyrinthine causes and its wider consequences for politics, economics, culture and society. A vast range of original documentary and visual sources has been assembled to offer the reader a unique perspective on all aspects of the war. Vivid personal impressions of the fighting, letters home from the front and haunting war poetry add a startling clarity to this incisive account and remind the reader of the most important aspect of "the war to end all wars" - its appalling human cost. Includes uniquely informative maps and a genuinely global perspective Powerful photographs and compelling accounts evoke the spirit and the futility of the Great War An accurate panoramic survey and a dynamic portrait "We were all of us cogs in a great machine which sometimes rolled forward, nobody know where, sometimes backwards, nobody knew why." Ernst Toller This vivid study of the Great War offers a challenging analysis of the causes and the forces that made WWI the most destructive and costly war ever witnessed. The battles fought so ferociously on land, sea and in the air, form the narrative core of this study, with some challenging new interpretations of the military events. However, distinguished historian H.P. Willmott has also focused his penetrating investigation beyond the military chronicle to produce a discerning analysis of the war's labyrinthine causes and its wider consequences for politics, economics, culture and society. A vast range of original documentary and visual sources has been assembled to offer the reader a unique perspective on all aspects of the war. Vivid personal impressions of the fighting, letters home from the front and haunting war poetry add a startling clarity to this incisive account and remind the reader of the most important aspect of "the war to end all wars" - its appalling human cost. Includes uniquely informative maps and a genuinely global perspective Powerful photographs and compelling accounts evoke the spirit and the futility of the Great War An accurate panoramic survey and a dynamic portrait
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- : 9781405300292
- : 109592
- : 109592
- : books
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- : Hardback
- : H.P. Willmott
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