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# The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War: New Edition

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desertcart.com: The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War: New Edition: 9780198743125: Strachan, Hew: Books

Review: An important world history. - The text of this book is one of the most important histories of World War I. The illustrations add to the power of the readable text as to how and why this awful, protracted conflict should never be forgotten.
Review: A good overview of the war - This is a collection of 24 essays, covering various aspects of the pre-war period, the war itself, and the post-war period. If you know nothing about WW I, you won't get very much out of this book. Indeed, to fully appreciate the analysis and opinions provided by the contributors, a firm grasp of modern European history (eg, beginning at 1848) is helpful. With that in mind, the book was an easy read, the contributors generally writing concisely and with little jargon. I learned no small amount about the war, and several contributors provided insights that had not previously come to mind. A couple of observations about reading the Kindle version: first, the text is only about ⅔ of the book; the remaining third contains a few maps and a huge bibliography. And have a decent map of Europe next to your chair when you're reading; flipping between the text and the maps became tiresome.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #587,991 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #133 in Military History (Books) #478 in World War I History (Books) #13,284 in World History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (132) |
| Dimensions  | 0.7 x 7.4 x 9.6 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 0198743122 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0198743125 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 400 pages |
| Publication date  | May 1, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Oxford University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An important world history.
*by J***E on December 13, 2024*

The text of this book is one of the most important histories of World War I. The illustrations add to the power of the readable text as to how and why this awful, protracted conflict should never be forgotten.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good overview of the war
*by B***N on May 24, 2014*

This is a collection of 24 essays, covering various aspects of the pre-war period, the war itself, and the post-war period. If you know nothing about WW I, you won't get very much out of this book. Indeed, to fully appreciate the analysis and opinions provided by the contributors, a firm grasp of modern European history (eg, beginning at 1848) is helpful. With that in mind, the book was an easy read, the contributors generally writing concisely and with little jargon. I learned no small amount about the war, and several contributors provided insights that had not previously come to mind. A couple of observations about reading the Kindle version: first, the text is only about ⅔ of the book; the remaining third contains a few maps and a huge bibliography. And have a decent map of Europe next to your chair when you're reading; flipping between the text and the maps became tiresome.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A deeper look at World War One
*by F***I on September 11, 2014*

Hew Strachan is a widely respected British historian of World War One. Very few wars have had such broad impact on European Society. It saw the dissolution of four empires: the German, the Austro-Hungarian, the Russian and the Ottoman. In this compilation, Strachan includes twenty or so chapters, each written by a different historian, covering military, economic, social, political, ant theater aspects of the first global conflict of the 20th century. There is some repetition, but the book does an excellent job of describing how all encompassing the Great War was. This is not an introductory summary, but rather a much deeper look into the war's participants and the economic, social, and political impacts of their participation.

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