A short history of the First World War / Gordon Kerr

By:

Kerr, Gordon, 1952-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Series: Pocket essentialsPublication details: Harpenden, Herts : Pocket Essentials, 2014.Description: 160 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9781843440949
1843440946

Other title:

First World War : Land, sea & air, 1914-1918

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

940.3

LOC classification:

D 511 K41s 2014

Contents:

Ch. One The Inevitability of War chapter Two 1914: 'Home for Christmas' chapter Three 1915: Digging In chapter Four 1916: A New Kind of Hell chapter Five 1917:The Beginning of the End chapter Six 1918: Endgame chapter Seven Peace at a Price

Summary: A Short History of the First World War' tells the story of this cataclysmic event. It begins by describing the background to war, the international rivalries and conflicts of the previous decades that led to the nations of Europe forming virtual armed camps, the relentless build-up of military and naval hardware that characterised the early years of the 20th century and the great figures that tried to prevent conflict or enthusiastically pushed for it.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	D 511 K41s 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000169935

Includes index

Subtitle from cover: Land, sea & air, 1914-1918.

Ch. One The Inevitability of War
chapter Two 1914: 'Home for Christmas'
chapter Three 1915: Digging In
chapter Four 1916: A New Kind of Hell
chapter Five 1917:The Beginning of the End
chapter Six 1918: Endgame
chapter Seven Peace at a Price

A Short History of the First World War' tells the story of this cataclysmic event. It begins by describing the background to war, the international rivalries and conflicts of the previous decades that led to the nations of Europe forming virtual armed camps, the relentless build-up of military and naval hardware that characterised the early years of the 20th century and the great figures that tried to prevent conflict or enthusiastically pushed for it.

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