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The pity of war : [explaining World War I] Cover Image Book

The pity of war : [explaining World War I] / Niall Ferguson.

Explaining World War I (portion title)
Ferguson, Niall. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 046505711X
  • Physical Description: xliii, 563 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, [1999]

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General Note:
Subtitle from jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-541) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
ch. 1. Myths of militarism -- ch. 2. Empires, ententes and Edwardian appeasement -- ch. 3. Britain's war of illusions -- ch. 4. Arms and men -- ch. 5. Public finance and national security -- ch. 6. Last days of mankind: 28 June - 4 August 1914 -- ch. 7. August days: the myth of war enthusiasm -- ch. 8. Press gang -- ch. 9. Economic capability: the advantage squandered -- ch. 10. Strategy, tactics and the net body count -- ch. 11. 'Maximum slaughter at minimum expense': war finance -- ch. 12. Death instinct: why men fought -- ch. 13. Captor's dilemma -- ch. 14. How (not) to pay for the war.
Target Audience Note:
1520L Lexile

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Subject: World War, 1914-1918.
Great Britain > History > 20th century.

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