The Great War by Oral Historian Peter Hart
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The EconomistWorld War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. "Total war" emerged as a grim, mature reality. In The Great War, Peter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict. Focusing on the decisive engagements, Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides. He surveys the belligerent nations, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Russia, for example, was obsessed with securing an exit from the Black Sea, while France - having lost to Prussia in 1871, before Germany united - constructed a network of defensive alliances, even as it held a grudge over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hart offers deft portraits of the commanders, the prewar plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.Peter Hart is the author of The I.R.A. and the Canada Research Chair in Irish Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. and Its Opponents, which won the ChristopherEwart-Biggs Memorial Award, as well as two other volumes on modern Irish history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190227357 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190227354 |
| Title | The Great War |
| Author | Peter Hart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2015-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
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