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The First World War: A New Illustrated History
by Hew Strachan
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
- 9780743239592
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London, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Toronto & Dublin: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Personal, and not unpleasant, book plate to the first blank. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.3kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 10” x 7¾” (2.3 kg); (xviii) 350pp; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Maps (6); ISBN: 0-743-23959-8 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #176496|| Condition:
Synopsis
“This serious, compact survey of the war’s history stands out as the most well-informed, accessible work available.” ( Los Angeles Times ) Nearly a century has passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the “war to end all wars” is with us still. The First World War was a truly global conflict from the start, with many of the most decisive battles fought in or directly affecting the Balkans, Africa, and the Ottoman Empire. Even more than World War II, the First World War continues to shape the politics and international relations of our world, especially in hot spots like the Middle East and the Balkans. Strachan has done a masterful job of reexamining the causes, the major campaigns, and the consequences of the First World War, compressing a lifetime of knowledge into a single definitive volume tailored for the general reader. Written in crisp, compelling prose and enlivened with extraordinarily vivid photographs and detailed maps, The First World War re-creates this world-altering conflict both on and off the battlefield—the clash of ideologies between the colonial powers at the center of the war, the social and economic unrest that swept Europe both before and after, the military strategies employed with stunning success and tragic failure in the various theaters of war, the terms of peace and why it didn’t last. Drawing on material culled from many countries, Strachan offers a fresh, clear-sighted perspective on how the war not only redrew the map of the world but also set in motion the most dangerous conflicts of today. Deeply learned, powerfully written, and soon to be released with a new introduction that commemorates the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the war, The First World War remains a landmark of contemporary history.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 176496
- Title
- The First World War: A New Illustrated History
- Author
- Hew Strachan
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Personal, and not unpleasant, book plate to the first blank.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0743239598
- ISBN 13
- 9780743239592
- Publisher
- London, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Toronto & Dublin: Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- british military histories, british military history, history british army, history indian army, world war i, world war one, wwi, 1914 1918 world war, 1914 1918 campaigns, political history, history politics, european warfare, warfare europe, books by hew
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