Series |
Wiley short histories Wiley short histories. ^A1266078
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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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- World War I. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017] 9781118951910 |
LCCN | 2017015022 |
ISBN | 9781118951927 |
ISBN | 9781118951934 hardcover |
ISBN | 111895193X hardcover |
ISBN | 1118951921 paperback |