Review (PDF) World War One: The Global Revolution
World War One was the cause, catalyst, trigger and accelerator of revolutionary change on an unprecedented scale. This is an indispensable new introduction to the global history of the conflict and its revolutionary consequences from the war's origins to the making of peace and across all of its theatres, including the home fronts and the war at sea. Lawrence Sondhaus sets out a new framework for understanding key themes such as the war aims which inspired the belligerents, the technological developments that made the war so deadly for those in uniform, and the revolutionary pressures that led to the collapse of the Romanov, Habsburg and Ottoman empires. He also highlights the war's transformative effects on societal norms and attitudes, gender and labour relations, and international trade and finance. The accessible narrative is supported by chronologies, personal accounts, guides to key controversies and debates, and numerous maps and photographs.
Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 29, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521736269
ISBN-13: 978-0521736268
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1 x 9.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #776,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1275 in Books > History > Military > World War I #29250 in Books > History > World
A summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com:'Prof. Sondhaus's account of the Great War fits it into a more global context than has been customary. In addition to his normal chapters, special sections and numerous side-bars help bring in personal experiences, important developments, or points of contention (e.g., “The Schlieffen Plan,” “The Reparations Controversy,” etc.). Despite this, the work still manages to display the traditional Anglo- and Western Front bias of most accounts in English. It also fails to take into account the flood of recent work on the war, from the roles of many of the smaller powers (e.g., Italy, Romania, the Ottomans), to the co-evolution of tactics and technologies that caused the horrors at the Front, the “military revolution” in the armies, particularly the British, through 1918, nor the intellectual bankruptcy of the German high command. World War I: The Global Revolution is a useful read for the serious student of the war.'For the full review, see StrategyPage.Com
I've never read much about World War One, and all my previous history classes have only focused on the American side of the conflict. This book told me about the European side. However, the text can be a bit difficult to get through.
Nice book!
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