A concise history of World War I (fülszöveg)
The recent revival of popular interest in World War I, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the war in 1914, indicates that we are now beginning to place World War I in the perspective of history, to recognize that it signaled not simply the end of one era but the beginning of an other – indeed, of one that has not yet ended. Therefore, "it would not be illogical," as General Esposito points out in his Editor's Preface, "to consider World War I, World War II, and the Cold War as one continuous conflict, interspersed with unhappy interludes of tenuous peace – or, perhaps more accurately, armed truce." World War I, in short, was an event of the greatest significance, one that has profoundly influenced the world in which we now live.
Recognizing both the changing historical perspectives and the need to provide a compact yet comprehensive and unified history of mankind's two most destructive and appalling wars, the editors of The Encyclopedia Americana have compiled their completely revised and updated articles on World War I and World War II for separate publication in companion volumes.
In this CONCISE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I, General Esposito and eight other distinguished historians and specialists in military affairs cover not only the major theaters of the war but all other areas as well. The events of 1914, in which the French played the major role, are recounted by the noted French historian André Ducasse; the years 1915–17, during which the British shared the brunt of the war, are surveyed by Cyril Falls, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University; and the year 1918, in which the United States made its most substantial contributions, is described by General Esposito.
Other chapters provide coverage on the background to the war, by George Fielding Eliot; on the Eastern and Italian fronts, by Gerald Freund and Piero Pieri, respectively; on the war both at sea (by Admiral John D. Hayes) and in the air (by General Ira C. Eaker); and on the diplomatic history of the war, by Ernest R. May. Supplementing these essays are a number of excellent maps and tables, as well as appendixes containing such useful tools as a chronology of the war, an inventory of the costs and casualties of the war, and a bibliography.
The impressive array of facts and the breadth and sweep of their coverage make A CONCISE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I and its companion volume, A CONCISE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, an indispensable reference library on the two major wars of our time—indeed, on the history of the first half of the twentieth century.
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