World War I : a short history /
Proctor, Tammy M., 1968-
World War I : a short history / by Tammy M Proctor, Utah State University, Utah, USA. - 1st edition. - pages cm. - Wiley short histories ; 7713 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why and how did war break out in summer 1914? -- 1914. Was this war a total war? -- 1915. How and where was the war fought? -- 1916. Who participated in the war and how? -- 1917. How did war affect the societies and people who participated? -- 1918. What circumstances led to the end of the war? -- 1919. How did the peace treaties shape the postwar world? -- How was the war remembered and commemorated after 1919? -- Postscript. World War I in context.
"This book provides a short history of World War I. Each chapter answers a central question about the war and its aftermath, and at the conclusion of every section there is a skills exercise for understanding how historians work."--Provided by publisher.
9781118951934 (cloth) 9781118951927 (pbk.)
2017015022
World War, 1914-1918.
D521 / .P77 2017
940.3
World War I : a short history / by Tammy M Proctor, Utah State University, Utah, USA. - 1st edition. - pages cm. - Wiley short histories ; 7713 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why and how did war break out in summer 1914? -- 1914. Was this war a total war? -- 1915. How and where was the war fought? -- 1916. Who participated in the war and how? -- 1917. How did war affect the societies and people who participated? -- 1918. What circumstances led to the end of the war? -- 1919. How did the peace treaties shape the postwar world? -- How was the war remembered and commemorated after 1919? -- Postscript. World War I in context.
"This book provides a short history of World War I. Each chapter answers a central question about the war and its aftermath, and at the conclusion of every section there is a skills exercise for understanding how historians work."--Provided by publisher.
9781118951934 (cloth) 9781118951927 (pbk.)
2017015022
World War, 1914-1918.
D521 / .P77 2017
940.3