A short history of the First World War / Gary Sheffield.

Collection type	Library
Author	Sheffield, G. D, author.;
Call Number	940.3 S542
Document type	Monograph
Year	2014.
Pagination	239 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
Publisher	Oneworld,
Note	Includes bibliographical references and index. Synthesizing the latest scholarship, acclaimed military historian Gary Sheffield cuts to the heart of the conflict that involved every major economic power in the world. With an emphasis on the Western Front, Sheffield explores such key issues as the causes of war; the search for peace and the peace settlements; the political, social, and economic consequences; the impact of total war on the war efforts of the belligerents; and the place of the War in the history of warfare. Accessible and incisive, this is the ultimate introduction for anyone wanting a clear understanding of what happened and why.
Place made	London :

Abstract

1. The coming of war -- 2. From clash of arms to stalemate, 1914-15 -- 3. 1916 : the war intensifies -- 4. The year of strain : 1917 -- 5. 1918 : crisis and decision -- 6. Total war -- Epilogue : the aftermath of the war.