The Dictionary of the First World War - Hardcover

Pope, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312129319 ISBN 13: 9780312129316

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1996

Synopsis

This comprehensive dictionary of one of the world's greatest conflicts contains over 1,200 entries, combining facts, narrative and analysis, and covers all aspects of history's first global conflict such as:- * Actions from Achi Baba to the Zeebrugge raid, from the Falkland Islands to the Masurian Lakes. * Campaigns from the Arab Revolt to Verdun, from East Africa to East Prussia. * Theatres of war from the Baltic to the Balkans, from Africa to the Arctic. * Fighters and commanders from Abdullah ibn Hussein to Sergeant York via Pershing, Pilsudski and Petain. * Forces from the Romanian Navy to the Royal Flying Corps, from the South Persia Rifles to the Serbian Army. * Weapons and equipment from balloons and bayonets to Battleships and Big Bertha. * Tactics and strategies from submarine warfare to sniping, from the Schlieffen Plan to strategic bombing, breakthrough and blockade. * Politics and diplomacy from Willhelm II to Woodrow Wilson, from the July Crisis to Versailles * Home Fronts from the Armenian Massacres to the Amiens Dispatch, from Albania to Australia, from women to war socialism.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth-Anne Wheal and Stephen Pope were history scholars at Cambridge and Oxford respectively, and have compiled a number of major reference works including The Dictionary of the Second World War.

From Library Journal

Pope and Wheal (The Dictionary of the Second World War, LJ 9/15/90) use facts, narrative, and analysis in over 1200 dictionary entries to cover all areas of World War I. The entries range in length from single-sentence definitions to several pages and present a comprehensive picture of the global aspect of the conflict. Their volume represents all nations. The entries are extensively cross referenced, moving the reader from a general entry, i.e., "trench warfare," to a more specific one, i.e., "breakthrough tactics," to a more specialized entry, i.e., "four-minute men." This cross referencing accounts for the big-picture view of this conflict. Cross references are noted in capital letters. All manner of weapons, tactics, and strategies are discussed here, as well as commanders from every level of organization. The chronology is useful for quick reference. Readers needing a more comprehensive work should turn to Randal Gray's two-volume Chronicle of the First World War (Facts on File, 1990, 1991). The current book is recommended for general and informed readers.
David Lee Poremba, Detroit P.L.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312129319
• ISBN 13: 9780312129316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 561