The World War I Story is the perfect pocket narrative of one of the largest conflicts in human history: the Great War. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. This event sparked off a war that was change the lives of millions of people around the world. More than 70 million military personnel were mobilised, and over 9 million combatants were killed. Entire generations of young men from towns and villages across Europe were wiped out. The conflict drew in the world’s great global powers, including the British Empire, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the United States and Japan, as well as many other nations.

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The World War I Story is the perfect pocket narrative of one of the largest conflicts in human history: the Great War. More than 70 million military personnel were mobilised, and over 9 million combatants were killed.
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ISBN
9780752464190
Publisert
2010-04-22
Utgiver
The History Press Ltd; The History Press Ltd
Høyde
194 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
128

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CHRIS McNAB is a writer and editor who specialises in military history and technology. He is an author of many internationally bestselling books on weapons and warfare, including titles in the Battle Story series on Verdun and Cambrai, as well as The World War I Story (all The History Press) i, as well as The Great Book of Guns; How to Survive Anything, Anywhere; The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War; Modern Military Uniforms; The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook; and Special Forces Survival Guide.