World War One
Subtitle: a short history
By: Norman Stone
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: ISIS
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780753156810; 9780753156827
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Large type books
Description: In 1914, prosperous countries across Europe at last mobilised their vast armies. Each nation was confident of victory. Instead Europe destroyed itself. The First World War still haunts us all nearly a century after its outbreak. What was meant to be a grab for imperial loot or a settling of scores turned into a nightmare with millions of men killed by hideous technologies. Ultimately almost all the principal states engaged in the war were ruined, with even the notional winners irreparably damaged: the loot proved worthless and the world was doomed to an even more terrible settling of scores only 20 years later. World War One: A Short History is a brilliantly written, often very witty account, which makes a familiar story fresh and surprising.
Notes: Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.