World War I : a short history / by Tammy M Proctor, Utah State University, Utah, USA.
| Author/creator | Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Hoboken, NJ ; Chichester, W. Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2018. |
| Description | xx, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Wiley short histories Wiley short histories. ^A1266078 |
| Contents | Why and how did war break out in summer 1914? -- 1914. Was this war a total war? -- 1915. How and where was the war fought? -- 1916. Who participated in the war and how? -- 1917. How did war affect the societies and people who participated? -- 1918. What circumstances led to the end of the war? -- 1919. How did the peace treaties shape the postwar world? -- How was the war remembered and commemorated after 1919? -- Postscript. World War I in context. |
| Abstract | "This book provides a short history of World War I. Each chapter answers a central question about the war and its aftermath, and at the conclusion of every section there is a skills exercise for understanding how historians work."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- World War I. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017] 9781118951910 |
| LCCN | 2017015022 |
| ISBN | 9781118951927 |
| ISBN | 9781118951934 hardcover |
| ISBN | 111895193X hardcover |
| ISBN | 1118951921 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D521 .P77 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |