The Great War and the twentieth century
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Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University, c2000.
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Book
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Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
940.3 WINTER
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940.3 WINTER
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Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University, c2000.
Physical Desc
vi, 356 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
World War I, the first "total war" in history, set in motion profound changes in the economies, demographics, and philosophies of the warring states. In this book, leading experts on the Great War discuss its causes, character, and legacy. Their writings show that to study World War I is to encounter not only the dissolution of the four defeated empires-Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey-but also the collapse of the optimistic assumption of progress that had defined the nineteenth century. The analysis of the Great War, in fact, provides an essential framework for our understanding of the entire twentieth century. The book draws together military history, international history, and cultural history to offer a wide-ranging summary of current knowledge and debate regarding the First World War. Contributors to this volume: Modris Eksteins, Gerald Feldman, William C. Fuller, Jr., Mary R. Habeck, Holger H. Herwig, John Horne, Michael Howard, A. S. Kanya-Forstner, Leonard V. Smith, Zara Steiner, David Stevenson.