03195cam a2200613 i 4500 1262137493 TxAuBib 20240430120000.0 230623s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780744091977 hardcover 0744091977 hardcover TxAuBib rda Sondhaus, Lawrence. The World War I book [Book] / contributors, Dr. Lawrence Sondhaus, consultant ; David L Anderson, Joanne Bourne, Tim Cooke, Helen Douglas-Cooper, Jacob F. Field, Adrian Gilbert, Mark Collins Jenkins, Andrew Kerr-Jarrett, Michael Kerrigan, Dr. Jenny Macleod, Dr. Susan Pattie, Donald Sommerville, Joe Yogerst. World War one book. First American edition. New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024. ©2024. 336 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Big ideas simply explained Big ideas simply explained Includes index. Prelude to conflict 1870-1914 -- The war begins 1914 -- Deadlock 1915 -- Total war 1916 -- Revolution and exhaustion 1917 -- Victory and defeat 1918 -- A war to end all wars? 1919-1923 and beyond. Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold images, The World War I Book explores the historical background of the war, its causes, all of the key events across the major theatres of conflict, and its aftermath. Using the original, graphic-led approach of the series, entries profile more than 90 of the key events during and surrounding the conflict - from the growing tensions between Europe's major powers to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the German invasion of Belgium, the endless slaughter in the trenches, the American entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, the Armistice, and the creation of the League of Nations. 20240430. World War, 1914-1918. Informational works. Sondhaus, Lawrence, 1958-, consultant. Anderson, David L., 1946-, contributor. Bourne, Joanne, contributor. Cooke, Tim, contributor. Douglas-Cooper, Helen, contributor. Field, Jacob F, contributor. Gilbert, Adrian, contributor. Jenkins, Mark Collins, contributor. Kerr-Jarrett, Andrew, contributor. Kerrigan, Michael, 1959-, contributor. Macleod, Jenny, contributor. Pattie, Susan Paul, contributor. Sommerville, Donald, 1957-, contributor. Yogerst, Joseph R., contributor. DK Publishing, Inc, issuing body. Big ideas simply explained. Big ideas simply explained.