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'admirable and valuable Beckett's erudition is remarkable' "History Today" "a first-rate study, packed with information, well-written and attractively priced" Jeremy Black, "History" "an interesting and useful book" "Soldiers of the Queen" "Beckett is a great military historian and a very fine writer and I happen to agree with almost everything he writes here." Bob Wyatt, "Stand to!", January 2002 No. 63 "..the cutting edge of scholarship on the great War...highly recommended.." David R Woodward, Marshall University, The Journal of Military History
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The Great War scarred both the people and the popular imagination of Europe. No previous war matched it in scale, brutality and futility.
The course of events has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However this impressive book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of the conflict's impact- strategic, political, social and cultural.
Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assassination, misunderstanding and differing national war-aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences-
#Mobilisation had a massive impact both on soldiers and female civilians, producing radical changes to people's way of life which stimulated political change
#Science and technology created a new brand of industrialised warfare and were accelerated by the imperative of victory
# The insecurity and strain of war created dissidence and mutiny, engendering revolution in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia.
The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers and changed the balance of power, influenced the arts, national memory and political thought.
The reach of this account is global, showing how a conflict amongst European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embrace Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States. This is a bold and original book, offering a thematic study of a war that was famously, and quite rightly, labelled as 'the seminal event of the twentieth century'.
The course of events has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However this impressive book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of the conflict's impact- strategic, political, social and cultural.
Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assassination, misunderstanding and differing national war-aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences-
#Mobilisation had a massive impact both on soldiers and female civilians, producing radical changes to people's way of life which stimulated political change
#Science and technology created a new brand of industrialised warfare and were accelerated by the imperative of victory
# The insecurity and strain of war created dissidence and mutiny, engendering revolution in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia.
The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers and changed the balance of power, influenced the arts, national memory and political thought.
The reach of this account is global, showing how a conflict amongst European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embrace Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States. This is a bold and original book, offering a thematic study of a war that was famously, and quite rightly, labelled as 'the seminal event of the twentieth century'.
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Kitchen sink,
By Scout (VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Great War: 1914-1918 (Paperback)
The word that best describes Ian F.W. Beckett's The Great War 1914-1918 is thorough. He covers every possible aspect of the war, from its campaigns to political intrigue to labor movements to cultural impact. Unlike standard histories organized in a linear mode, which emphasize chronological sequence, Beckett deliberately chose to concentrate each chapter on a particular theme, and developed that focus from pre-war to post-war when pertinent. In situations when consensus among historians is lacking, he fully explains the conflicting views and identifies their respective proponents.While the reading is sometimes dry, as is the case with most histories, this book is jam packed with information. Copious notes at the end of each chapter point the way to more detailed investigation for those interested.
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Great Reference Book for The Seemingly "forgotten" War,
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This review is from: The Great War: 1914-1918 (Paperback)
Ian F.W. Beckett does a profoundly good job of creating a reference book on the great war. The subjects included are in-depth and are a great learning and resource tool. I would recommend this book to anyone in need of a good reference for World War I.
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Kitchen sink,
By Scout - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Great War: 1914-1918 (Paperback)
The word that best describes Ian F.W. Beckett's The Great War 1914-1918 is thorough. He covers every possible aspect of the war, from its campaigns to political intrigue to labor movements to cultural impact. Unlike standard histories organized in a linear mode, which emphasize chronological sequence, Beckett deliberately chose to concentrate each chapter on a particular theme, and developed that focus from pre-war to post-war when pertinent. In situations when consensus among historians is lacking, he fully explains the conflicting views and identifies their respective proponents.While the reading is sometimes dry, as is the case with most histories, this book is jam packed with information. Copious notes at the end of each chapter point the way to more detailed investigation for those interested. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Great Reference Book for The Seemingly "forgotten" War,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Great War: 1914-1918 (Paperback)
Ian F.W. Beckett does a profoundly good job of creating a reference book on the great war. The subjects included are in-depth and are a great learning and resource tool. I would recommend this book to anyone in need of a good reference for World War I.
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