World War I

World War I

Author: Nicholas Saunders

Publisher: Gareth Stevens

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780836859829

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A history of World War I that includes time lines, maps, pictures, and primary source material.


American Voices of World War I

American Voices of World War I

Author: Martin Marix Evans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135969787

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Using original documents from the U.S. Army Military History Institute (including extracts from letters and diaries of serving soldiers, as well as from official reports and papers), this book recalls the experiences of Americans who fought in the First World War. Individual chapters cover different periods, from Enlistment to Victory, in a chronological fashion. The book also features topics such as weaponry, medical services and entertainment.


World War II

World War II

Author: Colin Hynson

Publisher: Gareth Stevens

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780836859836

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Information includes time lines, maps, pictures, and primary source material on World War II.


World War I

World War I

Author: Spencer C. Tucker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13:

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With its authoritative reference entries, multiple introductory and perspective essays, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and bibliography, this single-volume reference provides all the key information readers need to understand this monumental conflict. World War I was an epic conflict that toppled centuries-old empires, transformed the Middle East and Russia, and helped elevate the United States to prominence as a world power. In essence, understanding the reasons for and outcomes of the First World War provides a cornerstone for knowledge of all modern history. In World War I: The Essential Reference Guide, detailed reference entries, a comprehensive overview essay, plus additional examinations of the causes and consequences of the conflict provide readers with the context needed to understand all aspects of World War I. Important primary source documents like the Zimmerman Telegram and Balfour Declaration are included and accompanied by explanations that supply readers with key historical perspective. Biographies on major political and military leaders, such as Wilhelm II, Woodrow Wilson, Nicholas II, John Pershing, and Ferdinand Foch, offer insight into the people who played key roles in the conflict. Entries on the key confrontations of the war—many accompanied by maps—showcase the strategies of both sides in their attempts to emerge victorious, and the bibliography presents a wealth of options to students looking to conduct further research on World War I.


The First World War

The First World War

Author: Susan R. Grayzel

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2020-10-02

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1319191142

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A brief but thorough collection, Susan Grayzel’s new revision of The First World War document reader allows students to experience this historical turning point through various sources from the period and the scholarship tied to them.


World War I

World War I

Author: Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199731510

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Offering a comprehensive account of the war as more than a purely military phenomenon, this book also addresses its profound social, cultural, and economic implications. Authors use editorials, memoirs, newspaper articles, poems, and letters to recreate the many facets of the war. Technological developments such as the machine gun and barbed wire brought the world trench warfare, which is vividly depicted here in a firsthand account of then-soldier Benito Mussolini.


Fighting Hunger, Dealing with Shortage (2 vols)

Fighting Hunger, Dealing with Shortage (2 vols)

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 1496

ISBN-13: 9004461841

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This collection of primary sources for the first time gives a pan-European insight into the experiences of ordinary people living under German occupation during World War II, their everyday life, their search for supplies and their strategies to fight scarcity.


Constructing the American Past

Constructing the American Past

Author: Elliott J. Gorn

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780190280956

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Now published by Oxford University Press, Constructing the American Past: A Source Book of a People's History, Eighth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, analyze, and construct history from the actors' perspective. Beginning with Christopher Columbus and his interaction with the Spanish crown in 1492, and ending in the Reconstruction-era United States, Constructing the American Past provides eyewitness accounts of historical events, legal documents that helped shape the lives of citizens, and excerpts from diaries that show history through an intimate perspective. The authors expand upon past scholarship and include new material regarding gender, race, and immigration in order to provide a more complete picture of the past.


Major Problems in the History of World War II

Major Problems in the History of World War II

Author: Mark A. Stoler

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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This text presents a carefully selected group of readings that allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions. The volume covers World War II from the homefront and the battlefield, examining both the military and social impact of the war.