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It will soon be close to a century since the outbreak of the First World War, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative one-volume history, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. Written in crisp, compelling prose and enlivened with vivid photographs—including early color photographs—The First World War re-creates this world-altering conflict both on and off the battlefield. Strachan offers a fresh and truly global perspective on how the Great War not only redrew the map of the world but also set in motion the most dangerous conflicts of today, especially in such hot spots as the Middle East and the Balkans. Deeply learned and powerfully written, The First World War is a landmark work of contemporary history.

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English
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1248

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World War, 1914-1918, History, Nonfiction, Finance, World war, 1914-1918

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Table of Contents

v. 1. To arms.
List of Maps
Introduction
Ch 1. The Origins of the War
Page Germany as a World Power
Page Austria-Hungary and the Balkans
Page The July Crisis
Ch 2. Willingly to War
Page War Enthusiasm
Page Socialism and the International
Page The Imaginings of Intellectuals
Page Popular Responses
Ch 3. The Western Front in 1914
Page War Plans
Page The Battle of the Frontiers
Page Problems, and Some Solutions
Page The Battle of the Marne
Page From the Aisne to the Yser
Ch 4. The Eastern Front in 1914
Page War Plans
Page East Prussia
Page Serbia
Page Galicia
Page Poland
Ch 5. The War In Northern Waters, 1914-1915
Page Preparing for War
Page The North Sea, 1914-1915
Ch 6. War In The Pacific, 1914-1917
Page Oceanic Security and the Cruiser Threat
Page Japan Enters the War
Page The Cruise of the German East Asiatic Squadron
Page Empire in the Pacific
Ch 7. The Dark Continent: Colonial Conflict In Sub-Saharan Africa
Page War in Africa
Page Togoland
Page The Cameroons
Page South-West Africa
Page East Africa, 1914-1915
Page East Africa, 1916-1918
Ch 8. Turkey's Entry
Page The Escape of the Goeben and the Breslau
Page Turkey's Decision to Join the Central Powers
Page Turkey's Capacity for War
Ch 9. Germany's Global Strategy
Page Holy War
Page The Caucasus, 1914-1915
Page Suez, Egypt, and Libya
Page French North Africa
Page Persia and Afghanistan
Page India
Ch 10. Financing The War
Page The Gold Standard
Page Financial Mobilization
Page The Loss of Budgetary Control
Page Taxation
Page Domestic Borrowing
Page Foreign Borrowing
Ch 11. Industrial Mobilization
Page Shell Shortage
Page The Short-War Illusion
Page Raw Materials, Munitions Production, and the Central Powers, 1914-1916
Page The Munitions Crisis and the Entente, 1914-1916
Ch 12. Conclusion: The Ideas Of 1914
Bibliography
Index

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Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 1141-1190) and index.

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Other Titles
1st World War

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.3
Library of Congress
D521 .S86 2001, D521.S86 2001

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v. <1 > :
Number of pages
1248

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0198208774
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44509322
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940.3 S894 V.1
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1552545
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