{"product_id":"world-war-i-9781118951927","title":"World War I","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, engaging history of The Great War written for a new generation of readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn recent years, scholarship on World War I has turned from a fairly narrow focus on military tactics, weaponry, and diplomacy to incorporate considerations of empire, globalism, and social and cultural history. This concise history of the first modern, global war helps to further broaden the focus typically provided in World War I surveys by challenging popular myths and stereotypes to provide a new, engaging account of The Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe conventional World War I narrative that has evolved over the past century is that of an inevitable but useless war, where men were needlessly slaughtered due to poor decisions by hidebound officers. This characterization developed out of a narrow focus on the Western Front promulgated mainly by British historians. In this book, Professor Proctor provides a broader, more multifaceted historical narrative including perspectives from other fronts \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why and How Did War Break Out in Summer 1914? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 1914. Was This War a Total War? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 1915. How and Where Was the War Fought? 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 1916. Who Participated in the War and How? 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 1917. How Did War Affect the Societies and People Who Participated? 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 1918. What Circumstances Led to the End of the War? 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 1919. How Did the Peace Treaties Shape the Postwar World? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Postwar. How Was the War Remembered and Commemorated? 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Postscript: World War I in Context 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 173\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406954668375,"sku":"9781118951927","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118951927.jpg?v=1730497679","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-war-i-9781118951927","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}