First World War A Concise Global History

Informationen zum Autor William Kelleher Storey is professor of history at Millsaps College. His books include Guns, Race, and Power in Colonial South Africa and Writing History: A Guide for Students. Klappentext In a compact but comprehensive and clear narrative, this book explores the First World War from a genuinely global perspective. Putting a human face on the war, William Kelleher Storey takes into account individual decisions and experiences as well as environmental and technological factors, such as food, geography, manpower, and weapons. Inhaltsverzeichnis Maps Preface 1 Introduction 2 Empires, Technologies, and the Origins of War 3 European Rivalries 4 The Crisis of 1914 5 The Western Front, 1914-1915 6 The War in Eastern and Southern Europe, 1914-1915 7 The World War in Africa, 1914-1916 8 The War at Sea and the Global War, 1914-1915 9 The War in the Middle East, 1914-1916 10 The Offensives of 1916 11 Naval War and the U.S. Entry, 1916-1917 12 The Strains of Total War 13 The Offensives of 1917 14 Allied Empire Building, 1916-1918 15 Ideals and Manpower 16 The War's End 17 The Peace Settlements 18 Understanding and Remembering the War Notes Sources on the First World War

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Kelleher Storey, Storey William Kelleher
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2020
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945)
• EAN: 9781538131329
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3132-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 272
• Serie: Exploring World History
• Themen: Technology, First World War, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, world history, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), naval warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), World War One period (1914–1918), World War I, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, Environmental History