The Oxford History of the First World War
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:24th Aug '23
Should be back in stock very soon
Histories you can trust. The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory and political culture. By the time the war ended in 1918, millions lay dead. Three major empires lay shattered by defeat, those of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans. A fourth, Russia, was in the throes of a revolution that helped define the rest of the twentieth century. The Oxford History of the First World War brings together in one volume many of the most distinguished historians of the conflict, in an account that matches the scale of the events. From its causes to its consequences, from the Western Front to the Eastern, from the strategy of the politicians to the tactics of the generals, they chart the course of the war and assess its profound political and human consequences. Chapters on economic mobilization, the impact on women, the role of propaganda, and the rise of socialism establish the wider context of the fighting at sea and in the air, and which ranged on land from the trenches of Flanders to the mountains of the Balkans and the deserts of the Middle East.
[an] elegant, superbly compiled book * History of War *
This is as complete a snapshot of the war as you are likely to get. * Northern Echo *
The scope of the book, the quality of the scholarship, and the precise editorial work make this an essential volume for any student of the conflict. The collected chapters provide a clear-eyed, multifaceted narrative of the war that remains relevant decades after its original publication. It also serves as a valuable time capsule which captures the state of First World War historiography at the end of the 20th century and which, in doing so, casts light on the academic trends which were to follow. * Spencer JonesSpencer Jones, The International Journal of Military History and Historiography *
The scope of the book, the quality of the scholarship, and the precise editorial work make this an essential volume for any student of the conflict. The collected chapters provide a clear-eyed, multifaceted narrative of the war that remains relevant decades after its original publication. It also serves as a valuable time capsule which captures the state of First World War historiography at the end of the 20th century and which, in doing so, casts light on the academic trends which were to follow. * Spencer Jones, International Journal of Military History and Historiography *
ISBN: 9780198871170
Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 30mm
Weight: 373g
432 pages