The Technology of World War I (The World Wars)

Ross, Stewart

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9780739854822: The Technology of World War I (The World Wars)

ISBN 10: 0739854828 ISBN 13: 9780739854822

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2003

The Technology of World War I explores the dramatic developments in military technology during World War I. It shows how the Industrial Revolution changed the tools of war, from the production of high-grade iron and steel for warships to the lethal products created by the chemical industry. This book also examines how the superiority of defensive weapons led to the lack of movement and resulting stalemate on the front lines during World War I. It looks at the horrors of trench warfare and considers how the combination of larger armies and improved weaponry was to lead to unprecedented numbers of casualties. Finally, it discusses the far-reaching effects of the war's technological advances in medicine, transportation, and communications and looks at the cost of the war-- in financial and human terms-- to the countries involved.

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Stewart Ross is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

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Reviewed with Stewart Ross' Leaders of World War I.

Gr. 4-8. From the World Wars series, these volumes present aspects of the war in thematic chapters with an illustration on most pages and short, informative sidebars on many. Leaders profiles emperors, elected leaders, politicians, generals, and commanders who played important roles in the conflict. Ross has a great many figures to cover, and he does so in a straightforward, informative manner. In Technology, Ross makes a persuasive case that World War I was a pivotal point in the history of warfare, as old ways of thinking proved useless in dealing with new weaponry, such as poison gas, torpedoes, and airplanes. The many excellent period photographs are in black and white; maps, diagrams, and reproductions of paintings and posters are color-filled depictions of the people, places, and machinery of the times. The Technology volume lists useful Internet sites; both books have a chronology, a glossary, sources and recommended readings, and a list of places to visit in the U.S. Carolyn Phelan
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