A century of material progress and growing prosperity led the nations of Western Europe to believe that they were in the vanguard of a new and peaceful world order. But their economic rivalries, backed by growing military establishments, finally degenerated to an extreme level of barbarity.
World War I rocked the political balance of Europe, interrupted its economic growth, and decimated a generation of its youth. It began the disintegration of the colonial system that had seemed so permanent in 1914 and launched communism as a world force.
World War I, Revised Edition provides a concise, highly readable portrait of this great conflict, with an emphasis on the critical role played by the United States. A new chapter added to this edition includes the military innovations in tactics and weaponry, giving readers a complete picture of the ""War to End All Wars.
| ISBN: | 9780816081882 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2010 |
| Author: | Peter I Bosco, Antoinette Bosco, John Stewart Bowman |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 182 pages |
| Series: | America at War |