The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War

by Peter Hart

Book Overview

Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist

World 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190227354
• ISBN13: 9780190227357
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"