The European Powers in the First World War: An EncyclopediaSpencer C. Tucker Routledge, 16 בדצמ׳ 2013 - 816 עמודים Focuses on a great watershed event The First World War was one of the great watershed events of the 20th century, not only costing millions of live but also disrupting existing social order, precipitating dramatic changes in the methods of waging warfare, and teaching victors new lessons about the treatment of vanquished foes. Provides valuable perspective Now a new reference work helps to put this momentous historical milestone in perspective. Designed as a companion to Garland's The United States in the First World War, this new encyclopedia concentrates on non-U.S. aspects of the conflict. Its more than 600 alphabetically arranged, detailed entries offer information and insights on such topics as the perceived and underlying causes of war, diplomatic efforts to stop the slaughter, the shortsighted and ultimately disastrous peace terms, and a host of other subjects vital to a full understanding of the events. The Encyclopedia covers all major campaigns and battles, surveys weapons and devices of war, and examines the roles played in the events by statesmen, politicians, religious and military leaders, and prominent citizens. Covers key participants and concerns Also included are biographies of individuals profoundly affected by the war who played major roles in history, such as De Gaule, Hitler, appraisals of military medicine, infantry tactics, the use of artillery, naval blockades, and other subjects; and surveys of such diverse topics as art, literature, and music in the war, camouflage, censorship, propaganda, the creation of Yugoslavia, the Jewish Legion, codebreaking, women in the war, and much more. Each entry is followed by a bibliography for pursuing inquires in depth and a subject index provides easy access. |
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... campaign in South West Africa. Three times as many government troops died fighting their fellow Afrikaners as died fighting the Germans. German East Africa Germany's longest stand in Africa was in its East African colony, the result of ...
... campaign in South West Africa. Three times as many government troops died fighting their fellow Afrikaners as died fighting the Germans. German East Africa Germany's longest stand in Africa was in its East African colony, the result of ...
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... Campaign of 1917. British fighter squadrons began attacking ground targets with small twenty-five-pound Cooper bombs carried in racks of four beneath Sopwith and SE 5 fighters. Initially, target selection was left to the discretion of ...
... Campaign of 1917. British fighter squadrons began attacking ground targets with small twenty-five-pound Cooper bombs carried in racks of four beneath Sopwith and SE 5 fighters. Initially, target selection was left to the discretion of ...
עמוד 15
... campaign to attack German industry and undermine civilian morale. Although the campaign never materialized, the IAF did deliver 660 tons of bombs to German targets—roughly twice the tonnage dropped on England by the Gothas, R-planes ...
... campaign to attack German industry and undermine civilian morale. Although the campaign never materialized, the IAF did deliver 660 tons of bombs to German targets—roughly twice the tonnage dropped on England by the Gothas, R-planes ...
עמוד 47
... campaign of July— November that brought the German army to its knees. He had discerned the impossibility of anything approaching a Napoleonic breakthrough and envelopment, turning instead to sustained attrition inflicted by means of a ...
... campaign of July— November that brought the German army to its knees. He had discerned the impossibility of anything approaching a Napoleonic breakthrough and envelopment, turning instead to sustained attrition inflicted by means of a ...
עמוד 48
... campaign. As the Italians shifted their Alpini from the French border to the Tyrolean frontier, the Hapsburgs converted the second-line Tyrolean National Guard (Landwehr) to an elite alpine force. With a general staff alpine command ...
... campaign. As the Italians shifted their Alpini from the French border to the Tyrolean frontier, the Hapsburgs converted the second-line Tyrolean National Guard (Landwehr) to an elite alpine force. With a general staff alpine command ...
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