The First World War: A Very Short Introduction

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of 'the Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.

• | By (Author): Michael (Emeritus Professor Of Modern History, University Of Oxford & Yale University) Howard
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 25, 2007
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199205590
• | ISBN-13: 9780199205592