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100 1 $aNeiberg, Michael S.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99057741
245 10 $aFighting the Great War :$ba global history /$cMichael S. Neiberg.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bHarvard University Press,$c2005.
300 $axx, 395 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : an exchange of telegrams --$g1.$tA cruel disillusion : the German invasion and the miracle of the Marne --$g2.$tLoosed like wild beasts : the war in Eastern Europe --$g3.$tThe country of death : stalemate on the Western Front --$g4.$tOrdered to die : Gallipoli and the Eastern Fronts --$g5.$tGordian knots : American neutrality and the wars for empire --$g6.$tBleeding France white : the agony of Verdun --$g7.$tA war against civilization : the Chantilly offensives and the Somme --$g8.$tDriving out the devil : collapse in the east --$g9.$tSalvation and sacrifice : American entry, Vimy Ridge, and the Chemin des Dames --$g10.$tA few miles of liquid mud : the Battle of Passchendaele --$g11.$tNot war as we knew it : the u-boat menace and war in Africa --$g12.$tJerry's turn : the Ludendorff offensives --$g13.$tOne hundred days to victory : Amiens to the Meuse-Argonne --$tConclusion : an armistice at any price.
520 1 $a"In this book, Michael Neiberg offers a concise history based on the latest research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles, and legacies of the Great War." "Tracing the war from Verdun to Salonika to Baghdad to German East Africa, Neiberg illuminates the global nature of the conflict. More than four years of mindless slaughter in the trenches on the western front, World War I was the first fought in three dimensions: in the air, at sea, and through mechanized ground warfare. New weapons systems - tanks, bomber aircraft, and long-range artillery - shaped the battle environment. Moving beyond the standard portrayal of the war's generals as "butchers and bunglers," Neiberg offers a nuanced discussion of officers constrained by the monumental scale of complex events. Diaries and letters of men serving on the front lines capture the personal stories and brutal conditions - from Alpine snows to Mesopotamian sands - under which these soldiers lived, fought, and died." "Generously illustrated, with many never-before-published photographs, this book is a blend of analysis and narrative. Anyone interested in understanding the twentieth century must begin with its first global conflict, and there is no better place to start than with Fighting the Great War."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1914-1918.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148236
650 0 $aHistory, Modern$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061241
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