The Cambridge History of the First World War: Volume 1, Global War

This first volume of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive account of the war's military history.

Jay Winter (Edited by)

9781316504437, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2016

771 pages, 1 b/w illus. 64 colour illus. 30 maps
22.8 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.32 kg

'… both scholarly and deftly drafted, a joy to read. It provides broad as well as deep analysis of just about every conceivable facet of this global catastrophe. It deserves close reading and contemplation.' Len Shurtleff, World War One Historical Association

This first volume of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive account of the war's military history. An international team of leading historians charts how a war made possible by globalization and imperial expansion unfolded into catastrophe, growing year by year in scale and destructive power far beyond that which anyone had anticipated in 1914. Adopting a global perspective, the volume analyses the spatial impact of the war and the subsequent ripple effects that occurred both regionally and across the world. It explores how imperial powers devoted vast reserves of manpower and material to their war efforts and how, by doing so, they changed the political landscape of the world order. It also charts the moral, political and legal implications of the changing character of war and, in particular, the collapse of the distinction between civilian and military targets.

Introduction to Volume 1 Jay Winter
Part I. A Narrative History: Introduction to Part I Jay Winter
1. Origins Volker Berghahn
2. 1914: outbreak Jean-Jacques Becker and Gerd Krumeich
3. 1915: stalemate Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau
4. Total war Robin Prior
5. 1917: global war Michael Neiberg
6. 1918: endgame Christoph Mick
7. 1919: aftermath Bruno Cabanes
Part II. Theatres of War: Introduction to Part II Robin Prior
8. The Western Front Robin Prior
9. The Eastern Front Holger Afflerbach
10. The Italian Front Nicola Labanca
11. The Ottoman Front Robin Prior
12. The war at sea Paul Kennedy
13. The air war John Morrow
14. Command and strategy Gary Sheffield and Steve Badsey
Part III. World War: Introduction to Part III Jay Winter and John Horne
15. The imperial framework John Morrow
16. Africa Bill Nasson
17. The Ottoman Empire Mustafa Aksakal
18. Asia Guoqi Xu
19. North America Jennifer Keene
20. Latin America Olivier Compagnon
Part IV. Rules of Engagement, Laws of War and War Crimes: Introduction to Part IV Annette Becker and Annie Deperchin
21. Atrocities and war crimes John Horne
22. Genocide Hans-Lukas Kieser and Donald Bloxham
23. The laws of war Annie Deperchin
24. Visual essay: global war Jay Winter.

Subject Areas: First World War [HBWN], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], General & world history [HBG]