War of attrition : fighting the First World War
(2014)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
940.4/PHILPOTT,W
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2014
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781468302684 (alk. paper), 9781468302684, 146830268X :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: 'the war is everything' -- Ready and willing -- Into battle -- Stalemate -- A peoples' war -- Mobilizing manpower -- Waging war -- War machines -- Controlling the seas -- Attack -- Counterattack -- Allied hopes -- The will to victory -- Germany's last cards -- Victory on all fronts -- Conclusion: 'the Great War for civilization'