1914: History in an Hour

图书信息

作者	Rupert Colley
出版社	William Collins
ISBN	9780007542550
出版时间	2013-11-07
字数	9.0万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In 1914 the world changed. Europe’s great powers were dragged, one by one, into a war by Serbian conflict which affected very few of them directly. At least it would resemble the short sharp battles of the previous century, many thought – fought with military bands, horsemen, and swift victories. But 1914 proved to be different, a watershed, as old notions of war were trampled in the mud. ‘1914: History in an Hour’ is the indispensable overview of the year that marked the end of the Belle ?poque and the shocking birth of modern mechanised warfare. It became a war of unimaginable horror, fought with terrifying new weapons that produced death on an industrial scale, a war that involved so many nations and reached into the fabric of their societies. 1914 shaped the First World War, and the years beyond.

目录

Title Page

Contents

Introduction

Turn of the Century: States of the Nations

Treaties and Alliances

Assassination of an Archduke

The Road to War

The Willy and Nicky Telegrams

The Schlieffen Plan

Belgium

Battle Begins

Mons

Marne

The First Battle of Ypres

Eastern Front

Austria-Hungary

War Crimes

The Wider War

The War at Sea and in the Air

The Christmas Truce

Appendix 1: Key Players

Appendix 2: 1914 Timeline

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Copyright

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