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The First World War (Paperback)
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"This serious, compact survey of the war's history stands out as
the most well-informed, accessible work available." (Los Angeles
Times) Nearly a century has passed since the outbreak of World War
I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan (winner of the 2016
Pritzker Literature Award) argues in this brilliant and
authoritative new book, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is
with us still. The First World War was a truly global conflict from
the start, with many of the most decisive battles fought in or
directly affecting the Balkans, Africa, and the Ottoman Empire.
Even more than World War II, the First World War continues to shape
the politics and international relations of our world, especially
in hot spots like the Middle East and the Balkans. Strachan has
done a masterful job of reexamining the causes, the major
campaigns, and the consequences of the First World War, compressing
a lifetime of knowledge into a single definitive volume tailored
for the general reader. Written in crisp, compelling prose and
enlivened with extraordinarily vivid photographs and detailed maps,
The First World War re-creates this world-altering conflict both on
and off the battlefield-the clash of ideologies between the
colonial powers at the center of the war, the social and economic
unrest that swept Europe both before and after, the military
strategies employed with stunning success and tragic failure in the
various theaters of war, the terms of peace and why it didn't last.
Drawing on material culled from many countries, Strachan offers a
fresh, clear-sighted perspective on how the war not only redrew the
map of the world but also set in motion the most dangerous
conflicts of today. Deeply learned, powerfully written, and soon to
be released with a new introduction that commemorates the hundredth
anniversary of the outbreak of the war, The First World War remains
a landmark of contemporary history.
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