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