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Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I
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by Ph.D., Alan Axelrod
Sales Rank: 71316
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$4.94
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Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: AlphaEdition: 1st Edition October 6, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0028639022
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0028639024
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
For history buffs, students, and anyone interested in the 20th century, this book reveals why World War I began, explores the "guns of August," describes the horrors of trench warfare and the first uses of poison gas, and explains why the Americans were so slow to enter the war. From the eastern front to the west, from Gallipoli to the Marne, from the Lafayette Escadrillo to Lawrence fo Arabia, the book tells the whole story of "the war to end all wars."
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Born of grand sweeping strategies, World War 1 was a conflict marked by stalemate and slaughter - characterised by misery rather than heroism. From the eastern to the western front this book tells the story of war from start to end, revealing why the war started, describes the horrors of trench warfare and describes the new ways we found to kill each other including poison gas.
Reader Reviews
There's not a single map gracing the pages of this "Idiot's Guide" which indicates perhaps that idiocy is widespread in the publishing industry as well as elsewhere. How can you publish a war book without maps? It's sort of like publishing a book called "Great Paintings of Rembrandt" without any illustrations. Except for the absence of maps, this book has a lot of virtues. It's easy to read, covers every aspect of the war concisely, defines a lot of technical terms, throws in some apt quotes, gives you a "Who's Who of WW I," and makes sense of what was a brutal, boring, but earth-shattering event. Most of what happened of interest in the war was during the first month in which the Germans made a huge sweep through Belgium and France -- the Schlieffen Plan -- and nearly won all the marbles in a single turn. German luck and nerve failed however and the French were able to hold on by the skin of their "dents." You can readily skip reading about most of the next four dismal years. It's all about mindless slaughter. Then, in 1918 the allies -- especially the British -- repelled five desperate German offensives and an allied counterattack -- spearheaded by the Americans -- forced the Germans to surrender. A couple of chapters at the end discuss the aftermath of WW I, the "lost generation," the League of Nations, and all the other factors that made WW I the opening act for WW II. By all means look up "Lawrence, T.E." and "Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von" in the index for interesting summaries of the war in the Middle East and Africa. Smallchief
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