Facing Armageddon: The First World War Experienced - Softcover

Cecil, Hugh; Liddle, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783461691 ISBN 13: 9781783461691

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military, 2017

Synopsis

Facing Armageddon is a major collection of scholarly work on the 1914-18 war that explores, on a worldwide basis, the real nature of the participants' experience. The book is a classic in the field. Sixty-four scholars from all over the globe, including the USA, Russia, Germany, Italy, France, Holland and the UK, describe their research into what civilians and servicemen passed through, on the land, the sea and in the air. Their pioneering work is as important today as it was when the book was first published, for we can see clearly now how the First World War has shaped the fundamental character of the twentieth century. The Second World War and the Cold War were among its direct, long-term consequences. Without an awareness of its effects on the individuals and societies involved, perceptible even now, we cannot fully comprehend the modern world. Facing Armageddon, lucidly written and vividly illustrated, is aimed at those specialists - students and general readers alike - who seek a deeper understanding of human conflict in our times.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Hugh Cecil taught Modern History at Leeds University. His acclaimed work on military history includes The Flower of Battle: How Britain Wrote the Great War. He has co-authored three outstanding biographies including most recently In Search of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783461691
• ISBN 13: 9781783461691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 938