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The War to End All Wars

World War I
Freedman, Russell (Book - 2010)
The War to End All Wars


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"Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection." - School Library Journal, starred review The nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. In this clear

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"Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection." - School Library Journal, starred review The nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. In this clear and authoritative account, the author shows the ways in which the seeds of a second world war were sown in the first. Numerous archival photographs give the often disturbing subject matter a moving visual counterpart.

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Imprint: Boston - Clarion Books
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9780547026862, 0547026862
Call number: j 940.3 F8537w 2010
Language: English
Contents: Murder in Sarajevo
Armed to the teeth
To Berlin! To Paris!
"The most terrible August in the history of the world"
Stalemate
Technology of death and destruction
Life and death in the trenches
Over the top
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
War at sea
Mutiny, revolution, and the collapse of armies
"Lafayette, we are here!" America joins the fight
Last offensive and the collapse of empires
Losing the peace
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Murder in Sarajevo -- Armed to the teeth -- To Berlin! To Paris! -- "The most terrible August in the history of the world" -- Stalemate -- Technology of death and destruction -- Life and death in the trenches -- Over the top -- Battle of Verdun -- Battle of the Somme -- War at sea -- Mutiny, revolution, and the collapse of armies -- "Lafayette, we are here!" America joins the fight -- Last offensive and the collapse of empires -- Losing the peace
Statement of responsibility: by Russell Freedman
Characteristics: 176 p. :,ill., maps, ports. ;,25 cm
Author (Original Script): Freedman, Russell
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