Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #581009 in Books
• Published on: 2000
• Binding: Paperback
• 1 pages

Synopsis
For history buffs, students, and anyone interested in the 20th century, this book reveals why World War I began, explores the "guns of August," describes the horrors of trench warfare and the first uses of poison gas, and explains why the Americans were so slow to enter the war. From the eastern front to the west, from Gallipoli to the Marne, from the Lafayette Escadrillo to Lawrence fo Arabia, the book tells the whole story of "the war to end all wars."

Customer Reviews

A Good General Overview
This book tackles this broad subject well. It is said that World War I is not a "popular" war to study because it's simply too complicated. This book helps straighten out the confusion and does a good job of addressing the different facets of this war. This is a good book to start with; it can help readers decide which avenue they want to study further (e.g. Pershing, weapondry, aerial, etc.)

Good solid introduction
A very well written account of the First World War by an American author. The author has a very good writing style and the arguments and explanations contained in the book were surprisingly detailed for a book of this type. Good book as a foundation to further study.