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THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS

Written by Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes, Michael Hickey
Published by Osprey Publishing in 2003
ISBN: 9781472808301

£ 12.00 Photo of THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS- Stock Number: 2121483

THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS
Written by Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes, Michael Hickey.
Stock no. 2121483
1st. 2003. Hardback. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781472808301. Heavy bump to lower front corner, slight bump to top of spine. Contents fine. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.

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Cover of THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS by Peter Simkins; Geoffrey Jukes; Michael Hickey

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Chapter I: The Western Front 1914-1916
  • Background to War: The road to war
  • Warring sides: The opposing armies
  • Outbreak: Countdown to war
  • The fighting: War on the Western Front 1914-1916
  • Portrait of a soldier: Private Archie Surfleet
  • The world around war: The home fronts 1914-1916
  • Portrait of a civilian: Winnifred Adair Robertts
  • How the period ended: No end in sight.
  • Chapter 2: The Western Front 1917-1918
  • Background to war: Strategic choices for 1917
  • The fighting: War on the Western Front 1917-1918
  • Portrait of a soldier: Private Frederick 'Fen' Noakes
  • The world around war: The home fronts 1917-1918
  • Portrait of a civilian: Caroline Webb
  • How the war on the Western Front ended: The final month
  • Chapter 3: The Eastern Front 1914-1918
  • Background to war: Russian ambitions
  • Warring sides: Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary
  • The fighting: War on the Eastern Front 1914-1918
  • Portrait of a soldier: A trooper, an ensign and a sergeant
  • The world around war: The last days of Tsarist Russia
  • Portrait of a civilian: 'Living on cereals and porridge'
  • How the war on the Eastern Front ended: The Bolsheviks seize power
  • Chapter 4: The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923
  • Background to war: The decline of the Ottoman Empire
  • Warring sides the opposing armies
  • The fighting: War on the Mediterranean Front 1914-1923
  • Portrait of a soldier: Cecil, Harold and Noel Wright
  • The world around war: The loose ends of war
  • Portrait of a civilian: The village of Christleton
  • How the war on the Mediterranean Front ended: End of tragedy
  • Conclusion and consequences: Aftermath
  • Bibliography
  • Index