Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Strachan, Hew. Title: The First World War / Hew Strachan. Publisher, Date: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001- Description: volumes <1 > : maps ; 24 cm map Subjects: World War, 1914-1918. Other Title: 1st World War Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: v. 1. To arms. LCCN: 00057122 ISBN: 0198208774 (v. 1) System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews CHOICE ReviewThe need for a comprehensive history of WW I that takes into account the torrent of monographic literature and historiographical interpretation of the last half-century seems well on the way to being met. Strachan (Univ. of Glasgow) provides a comprehensive treatment of the battles of 1914 on the western and eastern fronts in this first of a proposed three-volume study, deftly summarizing the war in the Pacific and in Africa and adding important chapters on the financial and industrial efforts of all the major belligerents during the course of the entire war. The chapter on Germany's "global strategy" is itself an impressive mix of synthesis and interpretation. The titles in the 50-page bibliography illustrate Strachan's mastery of his material and allow him to study the war from the perspective of all the major players. Massive in size and impressive in scope, Strachan's work promises to be the definitive account of the Great War in English and is a must for all collections. G. P. Cox Gordon College Summary This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history. In Hew Strachan's authoritative and readable history these fresh perspectives are incorporated with the miltary and strategic narrative. The result is an account that breaks the bounds of national preoccupations to become both global and comparative. To Arms, the first of three volumes in this magisterial study, examines not only the causes of the war and its opening clashes on land and sea, but also the ideas that underpinned it, and the motivations of the people who supported it. It provides full and pioneering accounts of the war's finances, of the war in Africa, and of the Central Powers' bid to widen the war outside Europe. Table of Contents List of Mapsp. xIntroductionp. xiii1.The Origins of the Warp. 1Germany as a World Powerp. 1Austria-Hungary and the Balkansp. 35The July Crisisp. 642.Willingly to Warp. 103War Enthusiasmp. 103Socialism and the Internationalp. 111The Imaginings of Intellectualsp. 133Popular Responsesp. 1423.The Western Front in 1914p. 163War Plansp. 163The Battle of the Frontiersp. 208Problems, and Some Solutionsp. 224The Battle of the Marnep. 242From the Aisne to the Yserp. 2624.The Eastern Front in 1914p. 281War Plansp. 281East Prussiap. 316Serbiap. 335Galiciap. 347Polandp. 3575.The War In Northern Waters, 1914-1915p. 374Preparing for Warp. 374The North Sea, 1914-1915p. 4146.War In The Pacific, 1914-1917p. 441Oceanic Security and the Cruiser Threatp. 441Japan Enters the Warp. 455The Cruise of the German East Asiatic Squadronp. 466Empire in the Pacificp. 4817.The Dark Continent: Colonial Conflict In Sub-Saharan Africap. 495War in Africap. 495Togolandp. 505The Cameroonsp. 509South-West Africap. 543East Africa, 1914-1915p. 569East Africa, 1916-1918p. 5998.Turkey's Entryp. 644The Escape of the Goeben and the Breslaup. 644Turkey's Decision to Join the Central Powersp. 651Turkey's Capacity for Warp. 6809.Germany's Global Strategyp. 694Holy Warp. 694The Caucasus, 1914-1915p. 712Suez, Egypt, and Libyap. 729French North Africap. 754Persia and Afghanistanp. 770Indiap. 79110.Financing The Warp. 815The Gold Standardp. 818Financial Mobilizationp. 833The Loss of Budgetary Controlp. 850Taxationp. 862Domestic Borrowingp. 905Foreign Borrowingp. 94111.Industrial Mobilizationp. 993Shell Shortagep. 993The Short-War Illusionp. 1005Raw Materials, Munitions Production, and the Central Powers, 1914-1916p. 1014The Munitions Crisis and the Entente, 1914-1916p. 104912.Conclusion: The Ideas Of 1914p. 1114Bibliographyp. 1140Indexp. 1191 Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
