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Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1532814321
This volume of the epic World War One series focusses on Canada's contributions to the great conflict
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Writat
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9390439388
The History of the Great War in Eight Volumes.
Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1501077066
This is volume eight of eight and it concerns itself mainly with the victory of the Allied Forces, the Armistice, and the Peace Conference at Paris. A lesser known, but important part covers Canada's war organisations and vast war industries plus the Canadian battles overseas.
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Writat
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9390439248
The History of the Great War in Eight Volumes.
Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1501076957
This ebook is the first in a series of eight books on the First World War, 1914-1918. The first volume was first published in 1916, so halfway during the war. The printed edition has 562 pages. The book is written by several authors, among them Allen L. Churchill, Francis Trevelyan Miller and others.
Author : Churchill, Miller, and Reynolds
Publisher : VM eBooks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by trench warfare, a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom/British Empire, France and the Russian Empire) versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive, against the terms of the alliance. These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States joined the Allies, while the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, and entangled international alliances formed over the previous decades were invoked. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia and subsequently invaded. As Russia mobilised in support of Serbia, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France, leading the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany. After the German march on Paris was halted, what became known as the Western Front settled into a battle of attrition, with a trench line that would change little until 1917. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, but was stopped in its invasion of East Prussia by the Germans. In November 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers, opening fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. Italy joined the Allies in 1915 and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers in the same year, while Romania joined the Allies in 1916, followed by United States in 1917. The Russian government collapsed in March 1917, and a subsequent revolution in November brought the Russians to terms with the Central Powers via the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which constituted a massive German victory. After a stunning German offensive along the Western Front in the spring of 1918, the Allies rallied and drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives. On 4 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to an armistice, and Germany, which had its own trouble with revolutionaries, agreed to an armistice on 11 November 1918, ending the war in victory for the Allies. By the end of the war, the German Empire, Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire had ceased to exist. National borders were redrawn, with several independent nations restored or created, and Germany's colonies were parceled out among the winners. During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the Big Four (Britain, France, the United States and Italy) imposed their terms in a series of treaties. The League of Nations was formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such a conflict. This, however, failed with economic depression, renewed European nationalism, weakened member states, and the German feeling of humiliation contributing to the rise of Nazism. These conditions eventually contributed to World War II.
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Writat
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 939043923X
The History of the Great War in Eight Volumes.
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Writat
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9390439329
The History of the Great War in Eight Volumes.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 4254 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465528889
What lesson will America draw from the present Great War? Must she see the heads of her own children at the foot of the guillotine to realize that it will cut, or will she accept the evidence of the thousands which have lain there before? Will she heed the lesson of all time, that national unpreparedness means national downfall, or will she profit from the experience and misfortunes of others and take those needed measures of preparedness which prudence and wisdom dictate. In a word, will she draw any valuable lessons from the Great War? This is the question which is so often asked. As yet there is no answer. It is the question uppermost in the minds of all those who are intelligently interested in our country's welfare and safety. It is the question which vitally concerns all of us, as it concerns the defense and possibly the very existence of our nation. The answer must be "Preparedness." If we are to live, preparedness to oppose the force of wrong with the strength of right. Will it be? That's the question! Or will America drift on blind to the lessons of the world tragedy, heedless of consequences, concerned with the accumulation of wealth, satiated with a sense of moral worth which the world does not so fully recognize, planning to capture the commerce of the warring nations, and expecting at the same time to retain their friendship and regard. Let us hope that, in the light of what is, and as a preparation against what may be, the answer will be characteristic of a great people, peaceful but prudent and foreseeing; that it will be thorough, carefully thought-out preparedness; preparedness against war. A preparedness which if it is to be lasting and secure must be founded upon the moral organization of our people; an organization which will create and keep alive in the heart of every citizen a sense not only of obligation for service to the nation in time of war or trouble, but also of obligation to so prepare himself as to render this service effective. An organization which will recognize that the basic principle upon which a free democracy or representative government rests, and must rest, if they are to survive the day of stress and trouble, is, that with manhood suffrage goes manhood obligation for service, not necessarily with arms in hand, but for service somewhere in that great complex mass which constitutes the organization of a nation's might and resources for defense; organization which will make us think in terms of the nation and not those of city, State, or personal interest; organization which will result in all performing service for the nation with singleness of purpose in a common cause—preparedness for defense: preparedness to discharge our plain duty whatever it may be. Such service will make for national solidarity, the doing away with petty distinctions of class and creed, and fuse the various elements of this people into one homogeneous mass of real Americans, and leave us a better and a stronger people. Once such a moral organization is accomplished, the remaining organization will be simple. This will include an organization of transportation, on land and sea, and of communications. An organization of the nation's industrial resources so that the energy of its great manufacturing plants may be promptly turned into making what they can best make to supply the military needs of the nation. By military needs we mean all the complex requirements of a nation engaged in war, requirements which are, many of them, requirements of peace as well as of war. It will also include a thorough organization of the country's chemical resources and the development thereof, so that we may be as little dependent as possible upon materials from oversea. At present many important and essential elements come from oversea nations and would not be available in case of loss of sea control.
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3DNG
Author : Francis Joseph Reynolds,Allen Leon Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Writat
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9390439256
The History of the Great War in Eight Volumes.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 3282 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547722588
This book features a comprehensive historical account of the First World War (1914-1918) based on official sources, diplomatic and state papers. Contemporaneously known as the Great War or "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilization of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatant deaths and 13 million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the related 1918 Spanish flu pandemic caused another 17-100 million deaths worldwide, including an estimated 2.64 million Spanish flu deaths in Europe and as many as 675,000 Spanish flu deaths in the United States. Contents: Indirect Causes of the War – Political and Diplomatic History of Europe from 1866 to 1914, with a Chapter on the Historical Development of Japan The Balkans Direct Causes of the War Diplomatic Papers Relating to the Origin of the War, Collated From the Official Documents Great Battles of the Western Armies Naval Operations The War on the Eastern Front The Austro-Serbian Campaign Austro-Russian Campaign Russo-German Campaign Turkey and the Dardanelles Russian and Turkish Campaign Japan and the Far East The War in Africa The Western Front Italy Enters the War The Dardanelles and Turkey The War in Africa War in Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt War in Syria and Egypt Aggressive Turkish Campaign at Dardanelles Campaign in Mesopotamia The United States and the Belligerents Austrian Propaganda Operations on the Sea Campaign on the Eastern Front The Balkans Campaign in Mesopotamia and Persia Western Front – Somme and Verdun War in the Air and on the Sea The United States and Germany The Russian Revolution Eastern Front Campaigns in Palestine, Arabia Mesopotamia, and Africa The Western Front The Italian Campaign The Great War's End Victory on the Sea The American Army in France The Peace Conference at Paris The Story of Canada in the Great War
Author : Allen L. Churchill,Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1473314844
This is the eighth volume in a wonderful series of publications covering the history of the First World War. It includes the chapters 'The Surrender of Turkey', 'Collapse of Austria', 'The Canadian Railway Corps', and many more and is perfect for anyone interested in the history of the conflict. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1501077015
This is volume five of eight volumes. In this book the importance of the United States rises, as it starts off with events in America happening at that time. The Austro-Italian campaign continues. An insightful coverage of the air war is given. Also the Balkans are a main battle ground. The war moves to Mesopotamia and Jutland. Lord Kitchener dies.
Author : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,Various
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1501077090
This ebook is the second in a series of eight, it deals mainly with the battles of 1914, and slightly into 1915. There a great many details about the armies and their respective battles. Forgotten by most is the fact that 1.3 million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War. The war exposed Indian troops to modern warcraft for the first time. Roped in by the British to help halt the German juggernaut, these men were only trained and equipped to fight 19th century wars. This was a modern war with casualties of an industrial nature - whole battalions would be wiped out in a single day. But despite that, the Indian soldiers doggedly held their ground. One part of this book tells about two trenches that the Germans let an Indian division occupy. Then the Germans detonated the hidden explosives...