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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2001.
Full Description
This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history. In Hew Strachan's authoritative and readable history these fresh perspectives are incorporated with the military and strategic narrative. The result is an account that breaks the bounds of national preoccupations to become both global and comparative.
To Arms, the first of three volumes in this magisterial study, examines not only the causes of the war and its opening clashes on land and sea, but also the ideas that underpinned it, and the motivations of the people who supported it. It provides full and pioneering accounts of the war's finances, of the war in Africa, and of the Central Powers' bid to widen the war outside Europe.
Contents
List of Maps ; Introduction ; 1. The Origins of the War ; 2. Willingly to War ; 3. The Western Front in 1914 ; 4. The Eastern Front in 1914 ; 5. The War in Northern Waters 1914-1915 ; 6. The War in the Pacific ; 7. The Dark Continent: Colonial Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa ; 8. Turkey's Entry ; 9. Germany's Global Strategy ; 10. Financing the War ; 11. Industrial Mobilization ; Conclusion: The Ideas of 1914 ; Bibliography ; Index
