This series relates the overall chronology of major wars and shows their impact on everyday lives. What were the main events, and who were significant leaders and participants in the war? What was the strategic and technological nature of the conflicts? What happened to people on both sides?Why are the consequences of these wars still felt today?"

Provides approximately thirty full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, novels, poems, correspondence, and artwork related to World War I, with information placing each in context.