23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Great War and the Making of the Modern World
Jeremy Black
€ 58.23
€ 44.93
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Great War and the Making of the Modern World
Hardcover. A work that demonstrates how the outcome of the First World War has formed the modern world we live in today. It considers how we now look at the impact of the conflict across the globe and how it came to be World War I in our consciousness. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
This new work demonstrates how the outcome of the First World War has formed the modern world we live in today. The First World War was the Great War for its leading participants. In revisiting the events of 1914-1918 a century on, Jeremy Black considers how we now look at the impact of the conflict across the globe and how it came to be World War I in our consciousness. For millions, both soldiers and civilians, the conflict proved fatal. The suffering and loss of the war provides much of its resonance and significance, but this book seeks to throw ... Read more
This new work demonstrates how the outcome of the First World War has formed the modern world we live in today. The First World War was the Great War for its leading participants. In revisiting the events of 1914-1918 a century on, Jeremy Black considers how we now look at the impact of the conflict across the globe and how it came to be World War I in our consciousness. For millions, both soldiers and civilians, the conflict proved fatal. The suffering and loss of the war provides much of its resonance and significance, but this book seeks to throw ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780826440938
SKU
V9780826440938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Jeremy Black
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, USA. He is the author of more than eighty books and has lectured extensively around the world.
Reviews for The Great War and the Making of the Modern World
‘Jeremy Black makes a convincing case for the importance of this era.'
The Catholic Herald Reviewed on Stephen Goddard's Historywire.com
Historywire.com
An excellent history of the First World War... Even though many general histories of the Great War have been published in recent years, this one is well worth adding to the shelves.
The Bulletin of ... Read more
The Catholic Herald Reviewed on Stephen Goddard's Historywire.com
Historywire.com
An excellent history of the First World War... Even though many general histories of the Great War have been published in recent years, this one is well worth adding to the shelves.
The Bulletin of ... Read more