The First World War /
The First World War /
edited by Stewart Ross from an original text by Annie Brown ... [et al.] ; English translation by Paul Foulkes.
- Hove : Wayland, 1989.
- 69 p. : ill. (some col.), col.maps, ports. (some col.)
- The World Wars .
- The World wars .
Includes index.
"The GReat WAr of 1914 to 1918 was the first war in history to plunge the whole world into armed conflict. Having it's roots in the great alliances formed between the world's most powerful nations and empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the war redrew the map of Europe and changed the course of history, at a cost of twenty million people killed and wounded.
This book explains the chain of events leading up to the outbreak of war, the conflict itself, and the aftermath. It also presents a picture of daily life during this critical period in world history. The text is complemented by full-colour illustrations, original documents, paintings, photographs, news clippings and maps." --cover.
Translation of: 14-18 la premi�ere guerre mondiale.
1852107960 9781852107963
World War, 1914-1918.
D521 D521
940.3 FIR
Includes index.
"The GReat WAr of 1914 to 1918 was the first war in history to plunge the whole world into armed conflict. Having it's roots in the great alliances formed between the world's most powerful nations and empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the war redrew the map of Europe and changed the course of history, at a cost of twenty million people killed and wounded.
This book explains the chain of events leading up to the outbreak of war, the conflict itself, and the aftermath. It also presents a picture of daily life during this critical period in world history. The text is complemented by full-colour illustrations, original documents, paintings, photographs, news clippings and maps." --cover.
Translation of: 14-18 la premi�ere guerre mondiale.
1852107960 9781852107963
World War, 1914-1918.
D521 D521
940.3 FIR