World War I [5 volumes]: A Student Encyclopedia - Hardcover

9781851098798: World War I [5 volumes]: A Student Encyclopedia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851098798 ISBN 13: 9781851098798

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2005

Featuring a wealth of new information and an extraordinary gallery of images, this five-volume set is the new standard reference for introducing students to World War I.

� Over 1,000 A–Z entries that give students access to important, clarifying scholarship on everything from military engagements (Battle of the Somme), to famous people (Lawrence of Arabia), to the diplomatic world (Treaty of Versailles), and much, much more

� 150 contributors, including scholars from the United States, Britain, China, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia, helping students understand the war from all points of view

� An inviting design incorporating 771 photographs, including contemporaneous images of individuals, scenes from the front lines, posters, and weapon technologies

� A comprehensive chronology of the war to give students a sense of time and relationship between the major events of the conflict

� 53 charts, battle maps, and locational maps provide the geographic context necessary to understand how the conflict moved and why and where the battlefield stalled

� A resource area designed especially with students in mind, featuring a general and a category index (e.g. individuals, event, country, etc.), a "How to Use" section (for working with maps, primary sources, and tables and charts), and a list of reliable, vetted websites for further research

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Book Description:

It was the first war to envelop the globe, born of exploding ethnic tensions and ruthless empire building, fought with devastating new technologies (machine guns, tanks, chemical weapons, air power), and its resolution led to even more destruction consequences. Now there is a new multivolume that brings World War I to your school with just the range, depth, imagery, and impact needed in today's classroom.

About the Author:

Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, is senior fellow in military history for ABC-CLIO and the author or editor of more than 40 books and encyclopedias, many of which have been recognized by awards.

Priscilla Mary Roberts, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history and Honorary Director of the Centre of American Studies at the University of Hong Kong. She spent 2003 as a visiting Fulbright scholar at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She was the assistant editor of ABC-CLIO's Encyclopedia of the Korean War.

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