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In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history, drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time.
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1914-1918, David Stevenson
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2005
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
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- Tytuł
- 1914-1918
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- David Stevenson
- Wydawca
- Penguin UK
- Rok wydania
- 2005
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 784
- ISBN10
- 0140268170
- ISBN13
- 9780140268171
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Oryginalna nazwa
- The history of the First World War
- Ocena
- 4,15 z 5
- Opis
- In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history, drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time.