Dictionary of the First World War
Dictionary of the First World War by Stephen Pope, Elizabeth-Anne Wheal
2003 | ISBN: 0850529794 | English | 562 pages | EPUB | 14 MB
2003 | ISBN: 0850529794 | English | 562 pages | EPUB | 14 MB
This comprehensive dictionary of one of the world's greatest conflicts contains over 1,200 entries, combining facts, narrative and analysis, and covers all aspects of history's first global conflict such as :- *Actions from Achi Baba to the Zeebrugge raid, from the Falkland Islands to the Masurian lakes. *Campaigns from the Arab Revolt to Verdun, from East Africa to East Prussia. *Theaters of war from the Baltic to the Balkans, from Africa to the Arctic. *Fighters and commanders from Abdullah ibn Hussein to Sergeant York via Pershing, Pilsudski and Petain. *Forces from the Romanian Navy to the Royal Flying Corps. *Weapons and equipment from balloons and bayonets to Battleships and Big Bertha. *Tactics and strategies from submarine warfare to sniping, from the Schlieffen Plan to strategic bombing, breakthrough and blockade. *Politcs and diplomacy from Wilhelm II to Woodrow Wilson, from the July Crisis to Versailles. *Home Fronts from the Armenian massacres to the Amiens Dispatch, from Albania to Australia, from women to war socialism.