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World War I : a short history / by Tammy M Proctor, Utah State University, Utah, USA.

Author/creator Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Hoboken, NJ ; Chichester, W. Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
Descriptionxx, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Wiley short histories
Wiley short histories. ^A1266078
Contents Why and how did war break out in summer 1914? -- 1914. Was this war a total war? -- 1915. How and where was the war fought? -- 1916. Who participated in the war and how? -- 1917. How did war affect the societies and people who participated? -- 1918. What circumstances led to the end of the war? -- 1919. How did the peace treaties shape the postwar world? -- How was the war remembered and commemorated after 1919? -- Postscript. World War I in context.
Abstract "This book provides a short history of World War I. Each chapter answers a central question about the war and its aftermath, and at the conclusion of every section there is a skills exercise for understanding how historians work."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- World War I. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017] 9781118951910
LCCN 2017015022
ISBN9781118951927
ISBN9781118951934 hardcover
ISBN111895193X hardcover
ISBN1118951921 paperback

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Joyner General Stacks D521 .P77 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold