Learn all about the first major conflict of the 20th Century in this thought - provoking and informative new title. This title provides detailed accounts of all the major battles and how the latest innovations such as submarines, tanks, poison gas and barbed wire helped shape the course of the war. It explores the impact of the war on the home front, especially the changes it made to the lives of British women. It looks at the cultural legacy of the war and how it inspired the works of War Poets, writers, artists and filmmakers. It is illustrated with dramatic photographs and detailed colour maps. It is internet-linked to provide young learners with the opportunity for further independent research.Learn all about the first major conflict of the 20th Century in this thought - provoking and informative new title. This title provides detailed accounts of all the major battles and how the latest innovations such as submarines, tanks, poison gas and barbed wire helped shape the course of the war. It explores the impact of the war on the home front, especially the changes it made to the lives of British women. It looks at the cultural legacy of the war and how it inspired the works of War Poets, writers, artists and filmmakers. It is illustrated with dramatic photographs and detailed colour maps. It is internet-linked to provide young learners with the opportunity for further independent research.
這是按時間軸編輯的一本一戰(zhàn)史,圖文并茂,有史實也有深度分析,配置的歷史圖片讓人震撼,讀完全書就會深深理解為什么第一次世界大戰(zhàn)被稱為The Great War,也被稱為Total War,在戰(zhàn)爭發(fā)展的不同階段,各個參與國、戰(zhàn)爭的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者和普通民眾的目標(biāo)、心態(tài)和行動都發(fā)生著戲劇性的變化,戰(zhàn)爭在陸地、海洋、高空都留下了改變歷史的印記。書中充分展示了戰(zhàn)爭的殘酷,但也沒有遺漏追求和平和美好生活的感人瞬間,例如開戰(zhàn)后的第一個圣誕節(jié),英軍和德軍前線士兵主動停戰(zhàn)數(shù)小時,面對面交換食物、香煙、衣...