Introduction to World War I
Introduction to World War I

Author: Gilad James, PhD

Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School

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Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 2615422472

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World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and other smaller nations) and the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Russia, and other smaller nations). The war began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, an event that triggered a series of alliances, tensions, and mobilizations among the major European powers. The war was characterized by new technologies and tactics, including the use of machine guns, planes, tanks, and chemical weapons. It resulted in millions of casualties and enormous social and economic changes across the globe. The Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war, imposed harsh penalties on Germany and other Central Powers, setting the stage for another major conflict in the next decades. The legacy of World War I has been felt throughout the 20th century and beyond, shaping politics, diplomacy, and culture in numerous ways.

Introduction to World War II
Introduction to World War II

Author: Gilad James, PhD

Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School

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Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 9224218199

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World War II began on September 1, 1939, with Germany invading Poland. This marked the beginning of a global conflict that lasted six long years, and involved the majority of the world's nations. The war ended on September 2, 1945, when Japan formally surrendered after atomic bombs were dropped on their cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, the war had already taken a huge toll on the world, with more than 60 million people having lost their lives, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The root causes of World War II can be traced back to the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I. The treaty had placed severe sanctions on Germany, such as huge war reparations and loss of territory, which led to an economic depression in the country. In addition, the rise of dictatorial regimes in countries such as Japan and Italy, as well as the militarization and aggression of Nazi Germany, created tensions that eventually erupted into war. The war had far-reaching consequences on the world, including the establishment of the United Nations and the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers.

World War II: A Very Short Introduction
World War II: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Gerhard L. Weinberg

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0191008761

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The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come about that there was a Second World War causing twice the 30 million deaths and many times more destruction as had been caused in the previous conflict? In this Very Short Introduction, Gerhard L. Weinberg provides an introduction to the origins, course, and impact of the war on those who fought and the ordinary citizens who lived through it. Starting by looking at the inter-war years and the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, he examines how the war progressed by examining a number of key events, including the war in the West in 1940, Barbarossa, The German Invasion of the Soviet Union, the expansion of Japan's war with China, developments on the home front, and the Allied victory from 1944-45. Exploring the costs and effects of the war, Weinberg concludes by considering the long-lasting mark World War II has left on society today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Introduction to All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film)
Introduction to All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film)

Author: Gilad James, PhD

Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School

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Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 3253628426

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The upcoming film "All Quiet on the Western Front" is set to be a new adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel published in 1929. Directed by Edward Berger, the film will be produced by DreamWorks Pictures and will star Daniel Brühl, newcomer Felix Kammerer and Devid Striesow. Filming began in late 2021 and the release date is yet to be announced. The story follows a group of young German soldiers who enlist in World War I, filled with idealism and patriotism. However, as they face the brutal reality of trench warfare, they are forced to confront the devastating effects of the war on their physical and mental well-being, as well as their disillusionment with the patriotic propaganda that inspired them to enlist. The novel is considered a masterpiece of anti-war literature, and the film is expected to be a powerful portrayal of the human cost of conflict.

An Introduction to the Causes of War
An Introduction to the Causes of War

Author: Greg Cashman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780742555105

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Explains the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case studies. This work through the examples of World War I, World War II in the Pacific, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and others, uncovers the complex multi-level processes by which disputes between countries evolve into bloody conflicts.

The First World War
The First World War

Author: Michael Howard

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-01-25

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0199205590

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This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War--from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers. Examining how and why the war was fought, as well as the historical controversies that still surround the war, Michael Howard also looks at how peace was ultimately made, and describes the potent legacy of resentment left to Germany.

World War I and the End of the Ottomans
World War I and the End of the Ottomans

Author: Hans-Lukas Kieser

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-09-28

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0857727443

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With the end of the First World War, the centuries-old social fabric of the Ottoman world an entangled space of religious co-existence throughout the Balkans and the Middle East came to its definitive end. In this new study, Hans-Lukas Kieser argues that while the Ottoman Empire officially ended in 1922, when the Turkish nationalists in Ankara abolished the Sultanate, the essence of its imperial character was destroyed in 1915 when the Young Turk regime eradicated the Armenians from Asia Minor. This book analyses the dynamics and processes that led to genocide and left behind today s crisis-ridden post-Ottoman Middle East. Going beyond Istanbul, the book also studies three different but entangled late Ottoman areas: Palestine, the largely Kurdo-Armenian eastern provinces and the Aegean shores; all of which were confronted with new claims from national movements that questioned the Ottoman state. All would remain regions of conflict up to the present day.Using new primary material, World War I and the End of the Ottoman World brings together analysis of the key forces which undermined an empire, and marks an important new contribution to the study of the Ottoman world and the Middle East. "

Economic History of Warfare and State Formation
Economic History of Warfare and State Formation

Author: Jari Eloranta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9811016054

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This edited volume represents the latest research on intersections of war, state formation, and political economy, i.e., how conflicts have affected short- and long-run development of economies and the formation (or destruction) of states and their political economies. The contributors come from different fields of social and human sciencies, all featuring an interdisciplinary approach to the study of societal development. The types of big issues analyzed in this volume include the formation of European and non-European states in the early modern and modern period, the emergence of various forms of states and eventually modern democracies with extensive welfare states, the violent upheavals that influenced these processes, the persistence of dictatorships and non-democratic forms of government, and the arrival of total war and its consequences, especially in the context of twentieth-century world wars. One of the key themes is the dichotomy between democracies and dictatorships; namely, what were the origins of their emergence and evolution, why did some revolutions succeed and other fail, and why did democracies, on the whole, emerge victorious in the twentieth-century age of total wars? The contributions in this book are written with academic and non-academic audiences in mind, and both will find the broad themes discussed in this volume intuitive and useful.

A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History
A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History

Author: John E. Jessup

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13:

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This Guide to the Study and Use of Military History is designed to foster an appreciation of the value of military history and explain its uses and the resources available for its study. It is not a work to be read and lightly tossed aside, but one the career soldier should read again or use as a reference at those times during his career when necessity or leisure turns him to the contemplation of the military past.