A History of the Great War. 1914-1918

Great Britain: Granada, 1982. Paperback. A History of the Great War. 1914-1918. previous owners name written neatly to inside covers. Very slighty crease to spine. The Great War began in Europe on 28 July 1914, one month after the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne. By 12 August the major powers of Europe were locking in a conflict of arms that was to become the bloodiest and most costly in human lives the world had seen, and which was rapidly to spread to nearly every part of the globe. it was claimed that it would be 'the war to end all wars' but in the devising of the peace there were to be sown the seeds of a second global war twenty-one years later. Here is a concise, vivid and detailed history of the Great War 1914-1918 that aims at presenting the general reader with an accurate, intelligent and graphically readable account of the campaigns and battles enlivened by brilliant portraits of the leaders and generals of all the countries involved. Scrupulously fair, praising and blaming friend and enemy as circumstances demand, it has become established as the classic account of the first world-wide war. Illustrated. 655 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback.