The Great War

Zusatztext 'Morrow is an excellent military historian who follows quite strictly the war's events on the various fronts! revealing the colonial effort in troops and economics.' - Prof. Annette Becker! The Times Educational Supplement Informationen zum Autor T.A. Morris Klappentext Published to coincide with Veteran's Day, this book is comprehensive and chronological, covering all fronts and home fronts in each year of the war. Zusammenfassung "The Great War" places World War I in the context of imperialism and gives due weight to the role of non-Europeans in the conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's Note Introduction Part 1: 1. War, the Liberator 2. Patriotic War 3. Inevitable War 4. Imaginary War 5. 'War on War' 6. War is Declared Part 2: 7. From Movement to Stagnation 8. Strong Points and Weak Points 9. Verdun and the Great Battles 10. Cannon Fodder and the New Art of War 11. Styles of War: Direct and Indirect 12. World War and Total War 13. The Possible and the Impossible Part 3: 14. Tensions New and Old 15. Crises of War 16. Revolutionary Peace, Compromise Peace, Victorious Peace Part 4: 17. Between War and Crusade 18. The Illusions of Victory Select Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: H. John, John H. Morrow, John Howard Morrow, Jr Morrow, John H. Morrow Jr.
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2003
• EAN: 9780415204392
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20439-2
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 250 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, military history, General & world history, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, History and Archaeology, War and defence operations, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I