The war to end all wars : World War I / by Russell Freedman.

Author/creator Freedman, Russell
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston [Mass.] : Clarion Books, 2010.
Description176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Murder in Sarajevo -- Armed to the teeth -- To Berlin! To Paris! -- "The most terrible August in the history of the world" -- Stalemate -- The technology of death and destruction -- Life and death in the trenches -- Over the top -- The Battle of Verdun -- The Battle of the Somme -- The war at sea -- Mutiny, revolution, and the collapse of armies -- "Lafayette, we are here!" America joins the fight -- The last offensive and the collapse of empires -- Losing the peace.
Abstract "Examines World War I, the first global war in which modern weapons inflicted mass slaughter and an estimated 20 million people were killed."--Amazon.com.
Local noteLittle-354861--305131034358-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-168) and index.
Interest age level 012 up.
LCCN 2009028971
ISBN9780547026862 (hc)
ISBN0547026862 (hc)

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 940.3 F8757W ✔ Available Place Hold