The Great War and the Making of the Modern World - by Jeremy Black (Paperback)
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- Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order.
- About the Author: Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, USA.
- 376 Pages
- History, Military
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Book Synopsis
Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order. Black also considers the struggle not only in its historical context, but also how it has been remembered and memorialised, especially as the generation who experienced it firsthand are passing away.
Now in paperback, this book has been updated with a foreword and afterword to consider recent developments.Review Quotes
"Jeremy Black makes a convincing case for the importance of this era" --The Catholic Herald
"Reviewed on Stephen Goddard's Historywire.com" --Historywire.com "An excellent history of the First World War... Even though many general histories of the Great War have been published in recent years, this one is well worth adding to the shelves." --The Bulletin of the Military History Society, Vol. 62, No. 246 "[Black's] overview of the causes of the Great War, the year by year chapters from 1914 to 1918 on the events, the battle and the politics show a mastery of the subject, particularly the many slideshows and the politics so often overlooked in similar one-volume works on the subject." --'Stand-To', Western Front Association "One of the book's greatest strengths is that it is a truly global history of the war, containing insight and analysis of all fronts and not falling into the traditional trap of focusing excessively on the western front. Moreover, Jeremy Black takes a holistic approach to the history of war and moves with evident ease through the worlds of strategy, tactics, logistics, politics, armaments, and industry, constantly reminding the reader that this was not only a world war but a total war." --James L. Macleod, University of Evansville, The Historian, Spring 2013About the Author
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, USA. His books include War: A Short History (2010), The War of 1812 (2009) and The Great War and the Making of the Modern World (2009).Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 376
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Military
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: World War I
Format: Paperback
Author: Jeremy Black
Language: English
Street Date: May 6, 2021
TCIN: 92316874
UPC: 9781350211421
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-4550
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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