World War I

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Designed for secondary school and college student research, this book is an analysis and ready-reference guide to World War I. An introductory essay presents an overview of the main features of the conflict, incorporating recent scholarship. Five essays analyze crucial aspects of the war, from the battlefield to the homefront, and a concluding essay assesses the consequences of the war from a contemporary perspective. Ready-reference features include: a chronology of events; lengthy biographical profiles of 21 major figures, stressing their role in the war's origins, conduct, or outcome; the text of 15 key primary documents such as diaries, memoirs, and newspaper editorials; a glossary of selected terms; and an extensively annotated bibliography of recommended further reading and major documentary and feature films made about the war.

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[T]his is a handy single-volume source....This book would be an excellent start for any library to bolster its underrepresented collection of reference materials on World War I.-ARBA
A new and interesting feature of this volume is the inclusion of primary-source documents such as speeches, letters, newspaper columns, and personal diaries. These documents are rich in details.... Historians and students will find these accounts very interesting. It is recommended for public, secondary-school, and community-college libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
A series of unusual documents brings home the poignant character of war....This is a comprehensive, well-written account of a war that continues to hold an enduring fascination for undergraduates. A clear picture of the war and its relationship to wider issues is presented in excellent style.-German Studies Review
"This is a handy single-volume source....This book would be an excellent start for any library to bolster its underrepresented collection of reference materials on World War I."-ARBA
"[T]his is a handy single-volume source....This book would be an excellent start for any library to bolster its underrepresented collection of reference materials on World War I."-ARBA
"A series of unusual documents brings home the poignant character of war....This is a comprehensive, well-written account of a war that continues to hold an enduring fascination for undergraduates. A clear picture of the war and its relationship to wider issues is presented in excellent style."-German Studies Review
"A new and interesting feature of this volume is the inclusion of primary-source documents such as speeches, letters, newspaper columns, and personal diaries. These documents are rich in details.... Historians and students will find these accounts very interesting. It is recommended for public, secondary-school, and community-college libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Author Bio

NEIL M. HEYMAN is Professor of History at San Diego State University. He is a specialist in Russian and modern European history and has written extensively on military affairs. He is author of Western Civilization: A Critical Guide to Documentary Film (Greenwood, 1996) and Russian History (1993), and coauthor (with Holger H. Herwig) of Biographical Dictionary of World War I (Greenwood, 1982). He is currently preparing a study of the final year of World War I from a global perspective.