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World War I: A Short History (Wiley Short Histories) by Tammy M. Proctor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is World War I: A Short History (Wiley Short Histories) about?
<p><b>A lively, engaging history of The Great War written for a new generation of readers</b></p> <p>In recent years, scholarship on World War I has turned from a fairly narrow focus on military tactics, weaponry, and diplomacy to incorporate considerations of empire, globalism, and social and cultural history. This concise history of the first modern, global war helps to further broaden the focus typically provided in World War I surveys by challenging popular myths and stereotypes to provide a new, engaging account of The Great War.</p> <p>The conventional World War I narrative that has evolved over the past century is that of an inevitable but useless war, where men were needlessly slaughtered due to poor decisions by hidebound officers. This characterization developed out of a narrow focus on the Western Front promulgated mainly by British historians. In this book, Professor Proctor provides a broader, more multifaceted historical narrative including perspectives from other fronts and spheres of interest and a wider range of participants. She also draws on recent scholarship to consider the gendered aspect of war and the ways in which social class, religion, and cultural fact
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tammy M. Proctor
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9782017016076
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Humanities