TY  - BOOK
AU  - Storey,William Kelleher
TI  - The First World War: a concise global history 
T2  - Exploring world history
SN  - 0742541460
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Lanham, MD
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Inc.
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Technology
N1  - Includes bibliographic references (p. 173-179) and index; pt. I. Introduction. -- pt. II. Environment, technology, and the origins of war. Empires at high tide and low tide ; The German question ; Planning for war ; The Naval arms race ; Crisis of 1914 -- pt. III. Optimism, 1914-1916. War in Western Europe, 1914-1915 ; War in Eastern and Southern Europe, 1914-1915 ; War in Africa, 1914-1916 ; War at sea, 1914-1916 ; War in the Middle East, 1914-1916 -- pt. IV. Intensification, 1916-1917. Big offensives of 1916 ; Arts of war ; War at sea, 1916-1917 ; Total war ; Widening of the war ; Domestic politics in wartime ; Western front in 1917 ; Africa and the Middle East, 1916-1918 ; Wilson's plan for peace -- pt. V. Conclusions: 1918 and beyond. Western front in 1918 ; Impact of war ; Peace settlements ; Environment, technology, and change
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