The pity of war
The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. In this book the author asks: was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK
Penguin Books
1998
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| Summary: | The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. In this book the author asks: was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? |
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| Physical Description: | xliii, 563 p., [32] p. of plates ill. 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0140275231 |