History / History & Prediction -Military / The First World War by Michael Howard

• Book Title: The First World War
• Author: Michael Howard
• ISBN: 0192853627
• Publisher: Oxford University press
• Year Published: 2002
• Our Price: £38.50 GBP ($63.53 USD)
• Description: Oxford University Press 2002: first edition hardcover in dust jacket: inscribed by the author "for Robert with all good wishes, Michael. July 2002." to reverse of front free endpaper: hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 5.5 x 7.75 inches tall: 154 pages including index: black and white photographic illustrations and maps: maps to endpapers. Synopsis : A comprehensive and precise overview of preceding events, and the ensuing First World War by pre-eminent military historian, Sir Michael Howard. The author describes the effects of conflict on soldiers and civilians alike; the military manoeuvres of the Allies and the rival alliances; the deployment of poison gas on the battlefield; the development of mechanised warfare; the establishment of the Royal Air Force; the war at sea; America's part in the conflict; the shortages of food, fuel and raw materials; the irreversible decline in German morale; and the eventual surrender of the German State at the termination of a conflict in which 8 million people had died. The text is supported by 12 black and white illustrations and the contents include the following chapters: -- List of Illustrations. Maps. Europe in 1914. The Coming of War. 1914: The Opening Campaigns. 1915: The War Continues. 1916: The War of Attrition. The United States Enters the War. 1917: The Year of Crisis. 1918: the Year of Decision. The Settlement. Appendices (a. President Wilson's 14 points. b. Total war casualties.) Further reading. Index. Condition: very clean and good overall/as new
• Condition: Collectable- Like New
• Dustcover: Yes
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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