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The great war, a combat history of the First World War, Peter Hart

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

mapsillustrations

index present

non fiction

The great war

bibliography

Peter Hart

a combat history of the First World War

Focusing on the decisive engagements of World War I, the author explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders, looking at the changing weapons and tactics and offering his own assessment on what brought about the war's outcome

The road to war -- The western front, 1914 -- The eastern front, 1914 -- The sea war, 1914-15 -- The western front, 1915 -- The eastern front, 1915 -- Gallipoli, 1915 -- Salonika, 1915-18 -- The western front, 1916 -- The eastern front, 1916 -- The sea war, 1916 -- Mesopotamia, 1914-18 -- The eastern front, 1917-18 -- The sea war, 1917-18 -- Western front, 1917 -- Italy, 1915-18 -- The Sinai and Palestine campaigns, 1915-18 -- The western front, 1918 -- A world without war?