TY  - BOOK
AU  - SHEFFIELD GARY
TI  - A short history of the First World War
SN  - 9781780743646 (pbk.) :
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Oneworld Publications
KW  - WORLD WAR
KW  - 1914-1918
KW  - CAUSES
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
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