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World War I / by Mary K. Pratt.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Essential library of American warsPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Abdo Publishing Company, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 22 x 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1617838810 (hardcover)
  • 9781617838811 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • World War 1
  • World War One
Subject(s):
Contents:
Trial by fire -- A shooting in Sarajevo -- The United States enters the carnage -- The United States at war -- A new kind of war -- War and society -- The final push -- The armistice and the Treaty of Versailles -- A new world power.
Summary: Examines the historical and cultural events preceding and following the First World War, along with the social implications and technological and strategic advances of the time.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 940.3 P916 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111007505858
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book explores the causes of and events leading to World War I. Easy-to-read, engaging text discusses major battles and key figures of the war and the technology and weapons used during the war. Through primary source quotes, readers will discover the experiences of soldiers and people on the home front. Readers will learn what impact World War I had on US history and the country's development. Oversized photographs and informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.

Trial by fire -- A shooting in Sarajevo -- The United States enters the carnage -- The United States at war -- A new kind of war -- War and society -- The final push -- The armistice and the Treaty of Versailles -- A new world power.

Examines the historical and cultural events preceding and following the First World War, along with the social implications and technological and strategic advances of the time.

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