The First World War - Couverture souple

Prior, Robin; Wilson, Trevor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1588341909 ISBN 13 : 9781588341907

Editeur : Smithsonian Inst Pr, 2004

Synopsis

World War I created the modern world. By ushering in modern techniques of warfare and redrawing the boundaries of Europe, the war forever changed how wars would be fought and how politics would be conducted. In this concise and authoritative history packed with photographs and specially commissioned battle maps, historians Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson bring back to life this worldwide conflict, its horrific toll, and its significant consequences.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Industrial and ironclad power reached its culmination in the war that engulfed Europe. As events would prove, however, the products of the industrial system of the 20th century, including the capacity of the system to transfer vast reserves of manpower from civilian to military employment at short notice, much more greatly favoured strategies of defence than offence. The outcome was a war of attrition and immobile fronts, eventually to be unlocked only when a second wave of industrial innovation yielded means—the tank, the aeroplane—to break the stalemate. This is a complete history of World War I. It is illustrated throughout and incorporates computer-generated cartography to bring the battlefields to life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588341909
• ISBN 13: 9781588341907
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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• Personne responsable: non disponible