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Beyond 1917: The United States and the Global Legacies of the Great War
T W(Ed)Et Al Zeiler
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Description for Beyond 1917: The United States and the Global Legacies of the Great War
Paperback. Beyond 1917 explores the consequences of the war for the United States (and the world) and American influence on shaping the legacies of the conflict in the decades after US entry in 1917. Editor(s): Zeiler, Thomas W.; Ekbladh, David K.; Montoya, Benjamin C. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
A massively destructive and transformative event, the First World War left in its wake many legacies. Beyond 1917 explores both the consequences of the war for the United States (and the world) and American influence on shaping the legacies of the conflict in the decades after US entry in 1917. From the fields, seas, and airspace of battle, we live today with the consequences of the Great War's poison gas, post-traumatic stress disorder, and technological inventions such as air bombardment of civilians, submarine and tank warfare, and modern surgical techniques. Conscription, pacifism, humanitarian campaigns, and socialist movements emerged from ... Read more
A massively destructive and transformative event, the First World War left in its wake many legacies. Beyond 1917 explores both the consequences of the war for the United States (and the world) and American influence on shaping the legacies of the conflict in the decades after US entry in 1917. From the fields, seas, and airspace of battle, we live today with the consequences of the Great War's poison gas, post-traumatic stress disorder, and technological inventions such as air bombardment of civilians, submarine and tank warfare, and modern surgical techniques. Conscription, pacifism, humanitarian campaigns, and socialist movements emerged from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190604011
SKU
V9780190604011
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99-14
About T W(Ed)Et Al Zeiler
Thomas W. Zeiler is Professor of History and Director of the Program in International Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of Annihilation: A Global Military History of World War II, among other titles. He is the former Editor of Diplomatic History and President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). ... Read more
Reviews for Beyond 1917: The United States and the Global Legacies of the Great War
Stimulating... The controversial nature of some of the contributions and the divergences among the authors on certain issues (for example, whether U.S. entry into the war dramatically transformed it) may make the collection useful for stimulating discussion. The essays are also valuable for the ways they address neglected topics, sketch the state of current scholarship, and promote rethinking of the ... Read more