A Short History of World War II.
Author | : James L. Stokesbury |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James L. Stokesbury |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Susan R. Grayzel |
Publisher | : Macmillan Higher Education |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2020-10-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1319191142 |
A brief but thorough collection, Susan Grayzel’s new revision of The First World War document reader allows students to experience this historical turning point through various sources from the period and the scholarship tied to them.
Author | : C.R.M.F. Cruttwell |
Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0897336607 |
This vivid, detailed history of World War I presents the general reader with an accurate and readable account of the campaigns and battles, along with brilliant portraits of the leaders and generals of all countries involved. Scrupulously fair, praising and blaming friend and enemy as circumstances demand, this has become established as the classic account of the first world-wide war.
Author | : Gary Sheffield |
Publisher | : Oneworld Publications |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-09-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780743646 |
The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for those encountering the period for the first time. Synthesising the latest scholarship, acclaimed historian Gary Sheffield cuts to the heart of the conflict. He explores such key issues as: - the causes of war- the great battles on land, sea and in the air- the search for the peace and peace settlements- the political, social and economic consequences- the impact of 'total war' on the belligerents and the individual- and the place of the Great War in the history of warfare Accessible and authoritative, this is the ultimate introduction for anyone wanting a clear understanding of what happened and why.
Author | : Norman Stone |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2009-04-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786744626 |
After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous. In World War Two, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history, showing how the conflict roared to life from the ashes of World War One. Adolf Hitler rode a tide of popular desperation and resentment to power in Germany, promptly making good on his promise to return the nation to its former economic and military strength. He bullied Europe into giving him his way, and in so doing backed the victors of the Great War into a corner. Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany -- a decision that, Stone argues, was utterly irrational. Yet Hitler had driven the world mad, and the rekindling of European hostilities soon grew to a conflagration that spread across the globe, fanned by political and racial ideologies more poisonous -- and weaponry more destructive -- than the world had ever seen. With commanding expertise, Stone leads readers through the escalation, climax, and mournful denouement of this sprawling conflict. World War Two is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century and its defining struggle.
Author | : Tammy M. Proctor |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118951905 |
A lively, engaging history of The Great War written for a new generation of readers In recent years, scholarship on World War I has turned from a fairly narrow focus on military tactics, weaponry, and diplomacy to incorporate considerations of empire, globalism, and social and cultural history. This concise history of the first modern, global war helps to further broaden the focus typically provided in World War I surveys by challenging popular myths and stereotypes to provide a new, engaging account of The Great War. The conventional World War I narrative that has evolved over the past century is that of an inevitable but useless war, where men were needlessly slaughtered due to poor decisions by hidebound officers. This characterization developed out of a narrow focus on the Western Front promulgated mainly by British historians. In this book, Professor Proctor provides a broader, more multifaceted historical narrative including perspectives from other fronts and spheres of interest and a wider range of participants. She also draws on recent scholarship to consider the gendered aspect of war and the ways in which social class, religion, and cultural factors shaped experiences and memories of the war. Structured chronologically to help convey a sense of how the conflict evolved Each chapter considers a key interpretive question, encouraging readers to examine the extent to which the war was total, modern, and global Challenges outdated stereotypes created through a focus on the Western Front Considers the war in light of recent scholarship on empire, global history, gender, and culture Explores ways in which the war and the terms of peace shaped the course of the 20th century World War I: A Short History is sure to become required reading in undergraduate survey courses on WWI, as well as courses in military history, the 20th century world, or the era of the World Wars.
Author | : Peter Englund |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 2012-09-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307739287 |
An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, heart-rending picture of what the war was really like. In this masterful book, renowned historian Peter Englund describes this epoch-defining event by weaving together accounts of the average man or woman who experienced it. Drawing on the diaries, journals, and letters of twenty individuals from Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Venezuela, and the United States, Englund’s collection of these varied perspectives describes not a course of events but "a world of feeling." Composed in short chapters that move between the home front and the front lines, The Beauty and Sorrow brings to life these twenty particular people and lets them speak for all who were shaped in some way by the War, but whose voices have remained unheard.
Author | : Michael Howard |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2007-01-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199205590 |
This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War--from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers. Examining how and why the war was fought, as well as the historical controversies that still surround the war, Michael Howard also looks at how peace was ultimately made, and describes the potent legacy of resentment left to Germany.
Author | : Ralph Barker |
Publisher | : Constable |
Total Pages | : 507 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781841194707 |
This text tells the story of the Royal Flying Corps, and its part in all the major battles of World War I, from Bloody April 1917 through Third Ypres and Passchendaele to the chaotic retreat from Ludendorff's offensive.
Author | : Hew Strachan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2016-03-29 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : 0198743122 |
Originally published: 1998. New edition published in hardcover in 2014.