Introduction; 1. The world in 1914 and the origins of the war; 2. The July Crisis, 1914; 3. The European war unfolds, August–December 1914; 4. The world war: east Asia, the Pacific, Africa; 5. The deepening stalemate: Europe, 1915; Essay chapter 1. Daily life in Anzac Cove; 6. The home fronts (1914–1916); Essay chapter 2. The trenches and trench warfare; 7. Raising the stakes: Europe, 1916; Essay chapter 3. With Lenin aboard the 'sealed train'; 8. Upheaval and uncertainty: Europe, 1917; 9. The war at sea (1915–1918); Essay chapter 4. Daily life aboard a U-boat; 10. The US enters the war; 11. The home fronts (1916–1918); 12. The world war: the Middle East and India; Essay chapter 5. The legacy of the trenches: mind, body, spirit; 13. Endgame: Europe, 1918; 14. The Paris peace conference; 15. Legacy; Conclusion.
This is an indispensable and accessible new introduction to the global history of World War One and its revolutionary consequences.
Lawrence Sondhaus is Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis, where he is Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Diplomacy. His previous publications include Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf: Architect of the Apocalypse (2000), Naval Warfare, 1815–1914 (2001), and Strategic Culture and Ways of War (2006).
'Here is a global history of a global war. This volume is
particularly useful on the Central Powers, and on the way in which
the revolutionary currents unleashed by the war swept away all
three of the empires - German, Austro-Hungarian, and Turkish - who
challenged Britain, France, Italy and Russia for dominance of the
international order. The fact that the Russian empire followed the
path to collapse reinforces Sondhaus's claim that the Great War
introduced a revolutionary wave in Europe which in time swept over
the rest of the world.' Jay Winter, Yale University
'This provocative analysis convincingly presents World War I as
both a global war and a global revolution. Alike in military,
political, cultural and intellectual contexts the Great War
generated a broad spectrum of responses to the same set of
experiences. All of them, however, contributed to a paradigm shift:
a fundamental redefinition of what societies and individuals could
be coaxed, cozened, or compelled to endure without breaking. A
revolution indeed - one whose legacy still shapes headlines.'
Dennis Showalter, Colorado College
'Lawrence Sondhaus has set out to provide a new history of the
First World War that draws on the latest scholarship, but yet
remains accessible. He has succeeded admirably in his task and, as
a distinguished scholar of Austria-Hungary, is able constantly to
remind his readers that this was a global conflict, and not one
fought exclusively on the Western Front. Special sections examining
the personal experience of war, as well as the key
historiographical debates, also enliven the text for the general
reader.' Ian F. W. Beckett, University of Kent
'… beautifully produced and presented … Maps and illustrations are
expertly annotated and placed where they belong in the book.
Cambridge [University Press] can be well proud of this superb book.
It deserves to be widely used on college courses on the Great War.'
Holger Herwig, Journal of Military History
'Sondhaus has packed a lot into his pages, and his text deserves a
prominent place on reading lists for First World War and general
twentieth century history courses.' Diplomacy and Statecraft
'An excellent political and strategic overview of World War I … has
gives us an very broad look at the origins, events, and
consequences of the war, setting it more firmly into its global
context than has hitherto been the case. [Sondhaus'] approach to
presenting the story of the war is rather innovative and very
valuable.' A. A. Nofi, strategypage.com
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