World War I

Publisher Marshall Cavendish

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Marshall Cavendish

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Copyright

2002

ISBN13

9780761498254

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eBook

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6th Grade - 12th+

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Overview

Provides a chronological account and regional overview of World War I, beginning with events leading up to the war and incorporating analysis of the war's aftermath. Topics include the historical and political background of the period, the grim realities of war, military strategy, the search for peace, the changing role of women, and wartime arts. Photographs that appear in the print version of this title are excluded from the ebook version due to copyright restrictions.
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Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Set Contents.
Map Key.
Maps and Diagrams.
Introduction.
1: The World Before the War.
2: The New German Empire.
3: European Militarism.
4: The Balkans.
5: Turkey and Russia.
6: The Austro-Hungarian Empire.
7: Imperialism.
8: The United States Before the War.
9: Settling the Continent.
10: The Native-American Experience.
11: Industrialization.
12: Industrial Unrest.
13: A Fairer Society.
14: Justifying Expansionism.
15: American Naval Power.
16: Overseas Expansion.
17: The Spanish-American War.
18: A Pacific and Latin American Power.
19: The Move to War.
20: Crises, but no War.
21: The Balkan Question.
22: The German Navy Laws.
23: For and Against War.
24: The July Crisis, 1914.
25: The Response to Sarajevo.
26: Austria-Hungary’s Fatal Ultimatum.
27: The Drift to War.
28: Declarations of War.
29: The World Response.
30: Turkey and the Middle East.
31: The Balkan Perspective.
32: Italy and War.
33: The Far East.
34: The Central Powers’ Forces.
35: Universal Conscription.
36: The Pressure for Pre-Emptive Warfare.
37: The Austro-Hungarian Army.
38: Turkey’s Military Strength.
39: The Anglo-German Naval Contest.
40: Central Powers in the Mediterranean.
41: The Allied Forces.
42: Russian Military Leadership.
43: The French Army.
44: All-Out Attack.
45: Neutral Belgium’s Forces.
46: The British Army.
47: The Balkan Allies.
48: Allied Naval Forces.
49: Allied Air Forces.
50: The Western Front, 1914–1915.
51: The Schlieffen Plan Amended.
52: France’s Plan XVII.
53: Opening Moves Against France.
54: French Attacks Thwarted.
55: The Final Battles of 1914.
56: A Brief British Success.
57: Stalemate on the Western Front.
58: The Eastern Front, 1914–1916.
59: Opening Moves in the Balkans.
60: The war in East Prussia.
61: Pincer Attack on Poland.
62: Turmoil in the Balkans.
63: Russia’s Brusilov Offensive.
64: A Year
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