Dictionary of the First World War by Stephen Pope

Dictionary of the First World War by Stephen Pope

This comprehensive dictionary of one of the world's greatest conflicts contains over 1,200 entries, combining facts, narrative and analysis, and covers all aspects of history's first global conflict such as: - Actions from Achi Baba to the Zeebrugge raid, from the Falkland Islands to the Masurian Lakes.- Campaigns from the Arab Revolt to Verdun, from East Africa to East Prussia.- Theatres of war from the Baltic to the Balkans, from Africa to the Arctic.- Fighters and commanders from Abdullah ibn Hussein to Sergeant York via Pershing, Pilsudski and Petain.- Forces from the Romanian Navy to the Royal Flying Corps, from the South Persia Rifles to the Serbian Army.- Weapons and equipment from balloons and bayonets to Battleships and Big Bertha.- Tactics and strategies from submarine warfare to sniping, from the Schlieffen Plan to strategic bombing, breakthrough and blockade- Politics and diplomacy from Willhelm II to Woodrow Wilson, from the July Crisis to Versailles- Home Fronts from the Armenian Massacres to the Amiens- Dispatch, from Albania to Australia, from women to war socialism.

Elizabeth-Anne Wheal and Stephen Pope were history scholars at Cambridge and Oxford respectively, and have compiled a number of major reference works including The Dictionary of the Second World War.

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ISBN 13	9780850529791
ISBN 10	0850529794
Title	Dictionary of the First World War
Author	Stephen Pope
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2003-02-13
Number of pages	562
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