The Great War, 1914-18 (Wordsworth Military Library) - Softcover

Terraine, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853266507 ISBN 13: 9781853266508

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

From the fatal shots that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28th 1914 to the armistice at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, this account traces the progress of World War I in 15 chapters. John Terraine exmaines it in its entirety, from the Battle of Tannenburg to Galliopli, from East Africa to the Western Front. Naval battles and airpower also receive attention.

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About the Author:

Correlli Barnett's other books include: THE DESERT GENERALS, THE COLLAPSE OF BRITISH POWER and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY which is available in Penguin Classic Military History.

From the Inside Flap:

The First World War was a con?ict that left millions dead and changed the face of Europe forever. Here, drawing on the accounts of ordinary soldiers as well as primary sources, historian Correlli Barnett tells the full story of the war—from its causes, through the long years of stalemate on the Western Front, to the compromise peace in 1918. He follows the campaign through all theaters of the war—land, air, and sea—from the trenches to the civilians on the Home Front. A companion book to the magnificent 26–part BBC television series, The Great War has been updated with new material by the series writers to include the most recent scholarship on the First World War. Correlli Barnett was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and is the author of many highly praised works of military history, including The Desert Generals, Hitler’s General, and Britain and Her Army.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1853266507
• ISBN 13: 9781853266508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416