Description
A sweeping and vividly rendered history of the First World War, this acclaimed study traces the political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military forces that drew Europe into a conflict few understood and even fewer could control. John Keegan brings particular clarity to the war’s battlefields, examining trench warfare, strategy, technology, command, and the human cost of industrialized combat across its major theaters. He also explores the war’s enduring consequences, including the devastation of European civilization, the rise of militant nationalism, and the unresolved grievances left in its aftermath. Combining rigorous research with an accessible narrative style, the book offers a compelling account of a catastrophe that reshaped the modern world.
Available Editions
paperback
Knopf
Published Jan 1, 1999
524 pages
ISBN: 9780375400520
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Details
First Published
1998
Language
eng
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