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These primary source documents are rich
in details…Historians and students will find these accounts very
interesting. It is recommended for public, secondary school and
community libraries.
Booklist/RBB (print)
This resource is a readable analysis and ready-reference guide
to the war, designed for secondary school and college student research.
An introductory essay presents a lucid overview of the main features
of the conflict, incorporating the most recent scholarship. Five
essays analyze crucial aspects of the war, from the battlefield
to the home front, and a concluding essay assesses the consequences
of the war from a contemporary perspective.
Ready-reference features include: an extensive chronology; lengthy
biographical profiles of twenty-one major figures, stressing their
role in the war's origins, conduct, or outcome; the text of fifteen
key primary documents such as diaries, memoirs, and newspaper editorials;
and an extensively annotated bibliography of recommended further
reading and major documentary and feature films made about the war.
In addition, the online guide provides the user access to:
- Online teacher lesson plans designed for teaching the content
of this guide
- Archival radio interviews, images and newsreel from the battlefields
- 14 first-hand audio accounts of the Gallipoli Campaign
- Audio of four veterans' recollections of the Battle of the
Somme
- Two original video vignettes—a mix of archival and documentary
footage of an Overview of World War I and The Treaty of Versailles
- Documents including: First-hand accounts of the assassination
of Franz Ferdinand; Austro–Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia;
The Schliefflin Plan; diary of a U-boat commander; battle accounts;
soldiers' letters to home from the front; Zimmermann Telegram;
and peace treaties.
- International art collection of 110 paintings of World War
I as seen by 54 painters
- International collection of posters from the Great War
- Hyperlinked timeline, maps, and glossary of key terms
More critical praise for the print...
A series of unusual documents brings home
the poignant character of war.... This is a comprehensive, well-written
account of a war that continues to hold an enduring fascination
for undergraduates. A clear picture of the war and its relationship
to wider issues is presented in excellent style.
German Studies Review
This is a handy single-volume source....
This book would be an excellent start for any library to bolster
its underrepresented collection of reference materials on World
War I.
ARBA
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