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The First World War: A Complete History - 2nd Edition by Martin Gilbert (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The acclaimed British historian offers a majestic, single-volume work incorporating all major fronts-domestic, diplomatic, military-for "a stunning achievement of research and storytelling" (Publishers Weekly) It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo.
- About the Author: Sir Martin Gilbert was knighted in 1995 "for services to British history and international relations.
- 688 Pages
- History, Military
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Book Synopsis
The acclaimed British historian offers a majestic, single-volume work incorporating all major fronts-domestic, diplomatic, military-for "a stunning achievement of research and storytelling" (Publishers Weekly)
It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo. It would end officially almost five years later. Unofficially, it has never ended: the horrors we live with today were born in the First World War. It left millions-civilians and soldiers-maimed or dead. And it left us with new technologies of death: tanks, planes, and submarines; reliable rapid-fire machine guns and field artillery; poison gas and chemical warfare. It introduced us to U-boat packs and strategic bombing, to unrestricted war on civilians and mistreatment of prisoners. Most of all, it changed our world. In its wake, empires toppled, monarchies fell, whole populations lost their national identities as political systems, and geographic boundaries were realigned. Instabilities were institutionalized, enmities enshrined. And the social order shifted seismically. Manners, mores, codes of behavior; literature and the arts; education and class distinctions-all underwent a vast sea change. And in all these ways, the twentieth century can be said to have been born on the morning of June 28, 1914. "One of the first books that anyone should read in beginning to try to understand this war and this century."-The New York Times Book Review (cover)
Review Quotes
"An incomparable record of how ordinary and extraordinary men and women endured the unendurable." - Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Sir Martin Gilbert was knighted in 1995 "for services to British history and international relations." Among his many books are The Righteous, The Holocaust, The Day the War Ended, and Churchill: A Life. He lives in London, England.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 688
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Military
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Theme: World War I
Format: Paperback
Author: Martin Gilbert
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 2004
TCIN: 76959411
UPC: 9780805076172
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-6031
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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