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1917: War, Peace, and Revolution
David Stevenson
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Description for 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution
Hardcover. The first global history of 1917 - a turning point in the development of WWI and of the modern world. Blends political and military history to highlight the key decisions and debates which escalated the war, and would influence world politics into the twenty first century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 21 black and white illustrations and 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JPS; JWK. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War One, David Stevenson, examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it continued to escalate. Two developments in particular - the Russian Revolution and American intervention - had worldwide repercussions. Offering a close examination of the key decisions, David Stevenson considers Germany's ... Read more
1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War One, David Stevenson, examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it continued to escalate. Two developments in particular - the Russian Revolution and American intervention - had worldwide repercussions. Offering a close examination of the key decisions, David Stevenson considers Germany's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198702382
SKU
V9780198702382
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Ref
99-87
About David Stevenson
David Stevenson holds the Stevenson Chair of International History at the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he has twice been Head of Department and teaches and lectures on the history of international relations. He is the author or editor of seven books about the origins, course, and consequences of the First World War. His publications include Armaments ... Read more
Reviews for 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution
The European nations had dug themselves by 1917 into a war trap seemingly without exit - this is the starting point of David Stevenson's new book. The events of 1917, war, peace, and revolution, the struggle to get out of the war, get here a thorough reassessment. The book is an example for the combination of competent analysis with a ... Read more