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Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Sondhaus is Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis! where he is Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Diplomacy. His previous publications include Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf: Architect of the Apocalypse (2000)! Naval Warfare! 1815-1914 (2001)! and Strategic Culture and Ways of War (2006). Klappentext This is an indispensable and accessible new introduction to the global history of World War One and its revolutionary consequences. Zusammenfassung World War One was the cause! catalyst and accelerator of revolutionary change on an unprecedented scale. This is an indispensable new introduction to the global history of the conflict and its revolutionary consequences from the war's origins to the making of peace! across all of its theatres and home fronts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The world in 1914 and the origins of the war; 2. The July Crisis! 1914; 3. The European war unfolds! August-December 1914; 4. The world war: east Asia! the Pacific! Africa; 5. The deepening stalemate: Europe! 1915; Essay chapter 1. Daily life in Anzac Cove; 6. The home fronts (1914-1916); Essay chapter 2. The trenches and trench warfare; 7. Raising the stakes: Europe! 1916; Essay chapter 3. With Lenin aboard the 'sealed train'; 8. Upheaval and uncertainty: Europe! 1917; 9. The war at sea (1915-1918); Essay chapter 4. Daily life aboard a U-boat; 10. The US enters the war; 11. The home fronts (1916-1918); 12. The world war: the Middle East and India; Essay chapter 5. The legacy of the trenches: mind! body! spirit; 13. Endgame: Europe! 1918; 14. The Paris peace conference; 15. Legacy; Conclusion.
