World War I (Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century)

Author: Neil M. Heyman
World War I (Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century)
Greenwood Press
1997
Format: PDF
Pages: 302
Language: English
Size: 37 MB

This book is a readable analysis and ready-reference guide to the war. An introductory essay presents a lucid overview of the main features of the conflict, incorporating the most recent scholarship. Five essays analyze crucial aspects of the war, from the battlefield to the homefront, and a concluding essay assesses the consequences of the war from a contemporary perspective. Ready-reference features include: a chronology of events; lengthy biographical profiles of twenty-one major figures, stressing their role in the war's origins, conduct, or outcome; the text of fifteen key primary documents such as diaries, memoirs, and newspaper editorials; a glossary of selected terms; and an extensively annotated bibliography of recommended further reading and major documentary and feature films made about the war.