Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I - Softcover

Axelrod Ph.D., Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028639022 ISBN 13: 9780028639024

Publisher: Imprint Unknown, 2000

Synopsis

For history buffs, students, and anyone interested in the 20th century, this book reveals why World War I began, explores the "guns of August," describes the horrors of trench warfare and the first uses of poison gas, and explains why the Americans were so slow to enter the war. From the eastern front to the west, from Gallipoli to the Marne, from the Lafayette Escadrillo to Lawrence fo Arabia, the book tells the whole story of "the war to end all wars."

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About the Authors

Alan Axelrod is a renowned historian and business writer. He was the co author of the New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History as well as the BusinessWeek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has written extensively on the Civil War.

Alan Axelrod is a renowned historian and business writer. He was the co author of theNew York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History as well as theBusinessWeek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has written extensively on the Civil War.

From the Back Cover

For history buffs, students, and anyone interested in the 20th century, this book reveals why World War I began, explores the "guns of August," describes the horrors of trench warfare and the first uses of poison gas, and explains why the Americans were so slow to enter the war. From the eastern front to the west, from Gallipoli to the Marne, from the Lafayette Escadrillo to Lawrence fo Arabia, the book tells the whole story of "the war to end all wars."

Edition details

• Publisher: Imprint Unknown
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028639022
• ISBN 13: 9780028639024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352