| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm |
| Series |
The Cassell history of warfare |
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Cassell history of warfare.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Coming of War. First thoughts. The variety of historical explanation. Making a choice -- Ch. 1. 1914. The plans of war. The plans in action. The onset of stalemate. The persistence of stalemate -- Ch. 2. 1915. The limits on choice. Falkenhayn's dilemma. The Eastern Front in profile. Germany strikes east. Italy to war. The elimination of Serbia. Anglo-French decision-making. Travail on the Western Front. The limits of accomplishment -- Ch. 3. Peripheries. The expanding conflict. Action in the Pacific. The war in Africa. Gallipoli. Mesopotamia and Palestine. Summing up the sideshows -- Ch. 4. 1916. Germany faces west. The Entente makes decisions. Supplying the armies. Verdun. Brusilov. The Somme. End of the day -- Ch. 5. 1917. Choices. The U-boat campaign. Exit Russia. Nivelle's day. Third Ypres. Cambrai. Caporetto. Gains and losses -- Ch. 6. 1918. Culmination. Germany's options. Ludendorff's choice: the east. Ludendorff's choice: the west. Midway. The great reversal. Other fronts -- Conclusion: The Peace Settlement and Beyond. Reconsideration. The issue of compensation. Disappointments and accomplishments. The failure of enforcement. Final thoughts |
| Summary |
An exploration of the events leading to World War I, the effects the war had upon the people, economies and industries, and the final results |
| Notes |
Series from dustjacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns.
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World War, 1914-1918.
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| Author |
Wilson, Trevor, 1928-
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| LC no. |
00362964 |
| ISBN |
030435256X |
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