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001189
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003.
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320pBlack Spine
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A dramatic account of "The Great War" that combines emotive photography with personal accounts which evoke both the futility and the spirit of World War I. Considering every aspect of the conflict - sea, land and on the home front - this book provides a vivid analysis of the causes and forces behind the most destructive and costliest war ever witnessed.
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The road to war 1878-1914
The outbreak of war, 1914
The widening war 1914-1916
War and the rise of the state, 1915
Battles of attrition, 1916
Events beyond the battlefield 1914-1918
Disillusion, mutiny and revolution, 1917
The last great battles, 1918
A new world order 1919-1923
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1405300299 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 003680 | 940.3/WIL | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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010615
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2002
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London, Cassell and Co., 1999.
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240pBrown Spine
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In this heavily illustrated and authoritative account of World War II in the Far East and the Pacific, critically acclaimed historian H. P. Wilmott describes the most dramatic actions ever played out in military history.
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Acknowledgements
Map list
Chronology
Introduction : perspectives
1. The road to war
2. The first milestone : success and victory - December 1941-April 1942
3. The second milestone : problems - May 1942-November 1943
4. The third milestone : the road to defeat, failure and collapse - November 1943-October 1944
5. The last milestone : supremacy and victory - November 1944-August 1945
Appendices
Biographical details
Further reading
Index
Picture credits
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0304361275 Pb.
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| 010873 | 940.5425/WIL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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010706
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London, Cassell & Co., 2000.
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224pPale gold spine
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Cassell's history of warfare
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Part of a series on warfare from ancient to modern times, under the editorship of one of the foremost military historians of our times, John Keegan and authored by expert historians in their respective fields.
Contains unique cartography.
Begins with the China war, goes on to Japan's involvement and finally defeat and surrender of Japan.
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Introductin
Perspectives
The road to war
The first milestone:success and victory
The second milestone:problems
The third milestone:the road to defeat, failure and collapse
The last milestone:supremacy and victory
Appendices
Bibliographic details
Furthur reading
Index
Picture credits
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0304352470 Hb.
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| 011036 | 940.54/WIL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004065
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003.
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317pBlack Spine
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A dramatic account of the most destructive war the world has ever seen.
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1405305878 Hb.
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| 003681 | 940.54/WIL | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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007351
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2008
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Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003.
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336pBronze Spine
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The scale of the world's first global war is accurately reflected in this panoramic survey, which shows how a conflict that began amongst European powers swiftly escalated to embroil their colonial empires.
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The road to war 1878-1914
The years of plenty
War is declared
The outbreak of war
The invasion of Belgium and France
The Eastern Front: Serbia, Tannenberg and Galicia
The battle of the Marne
The race to the sea
The first battle of Ypres
New offensives in the East
The widening war 1914-1916
The Dardanelles Expedition
Caucasus, Egypt, Mesopotamia
The Italian Front
German possessions in the East
War in Africa
War and the Rise of the State
Deadlock in the West
The Eastern Front: Poland, Galicia and Serbia
The Home Front
Battles of Attrition
The Battle of Verdun
The Eastern Front: the Brusilov Offensive
The Battle of the Somme
Events beyond the battlefield
The war at sea
The war in the air
The US and the war
Dillusion, Mutiny and Revolution
The Western Front: The Nivelle Offensive, French mutinies, and the Third battle of Ypres
Russia and the Eastern Front: Revolution and Civil War in Russia
The Italian Front
Mesopotamia and Palestine
The last great battles
The Treaty of Breat-Litovsk
The German Spring Offensives
The Aliied Counter-Offensives
Collapse of Germany's Allies: Salonika, Middle East, Vittorio Veneto
The German search for an Armistice
A new world order
Aftermath of the war: Peace talks and Settlements
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, Turkey and the Middle-East
The Legacy of the War
In Memoriam
A guide to visiting the battlefields, cemetries, and memorials to the fallen in France, Belgium and other sites around the world
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
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9781405329866 Hb.
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| 007747 | 940.3/WIL | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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