The First World War
A Complete History
$44.66
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2008
Summary
It was to be the war to end all wars and it began at 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo. It would end officially almost five years later. Unofficially, it has never ended: the horrors we live with today were born in the First World War.
It left millions – civilians and soldiers – maimed or dead. And it left us with new technologies of death: tanks, planes and submarines; reliable rapid-fire machine guns, poison gas and c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409102793 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409102793 |
| Author: | Sir Martin Gilbert, Martin Gilbert |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 988g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 157mm x 45mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Written by one of our generation’s most respected historians, it charts the Great War from its inception with a rigorous attention to dates, facts and statistics but coloured in with human perspective and poetry - BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH
About The Author
Sir Martin Gilbert
Born in London in 1936 and now resident in north London, Sir Martin Gilbert was educated at Highgate School and Magdalene College, Oxford. An outstanding historian of the 20th century, he became the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill in 1968 and has written to great acclaim on the Holocaust and the events of the Second World War.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.