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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792111003321

Autore

Howard Michael <1922->

Titolo

The First World War : a very short introduction / / Michael Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

ISBN

9786611148867

0-19-152560-X

1-281-14886-5

1-4294-7026-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits

Collana

Very short introductions ; ; 154

Disciplina

940.3

Soggetti

History, Modern - 20th century

World War, 1914-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This book provides a concise history of 'the Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.