About this book
World War I and its aftermath witnessed a global revolution. This was reflected in the revolutionary war aims of most of the belligerents, the technological revolution that made the war so deadly, the revolutionary sentiment that grew among ordinary combatants, and the revolutionary pressures that led to the collapse of the Romanov, Habsburg, and Ottoman empires. In this revised edition of World War One, Lawrence Sondhaus synthesizes the latest scholarship on the war and incorporates insights from the vast body of work published during the war's centenary. He charts the political, economic, social and cultural history of the war at home and on the frontlines as well as the war's origins, ending and transformative effects on societal norms and attitudes, gender and labor relations, and international trade and finance. The accessible narrative is supported by chronologies, personal accounts, guides to key controversies and debates, and numerous maps and photographs.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Boxes
- List of Perspectives
- List of Online Essays
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The World in 1914 and the Origins of the War
- 2 The July Crisis, 1914
- 3 The European War Unfolds: August–December 1914
- 4 The World War: East Asia, the Pacific, Africa
- 5 The Deepening Stalemate: Europe, 1915
- 6 The Home Fronts, 1914–16
- 7 Raising the Stakes: Europe, 1916
- 8 The War at Sea, 1915–18
- 9 Wilson, Lenin, and Visions for Peace
- 10 Upheaval and Uncertainty: Europe, 1917
- 11 The Home Fronts, 1916–18
- 12 The World War: The Middle East and India
- 13 Endgame: Europe, 1918
- 14 The Paris Peace Conference
- 15 Legacy
- Conclusion
- Index
