{"product_id":"the-great-war-1914-1918-9781405812528","title":"The Great War: 1914-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarting with the context and origins of the war, \u003ci\u003eThe Great War\u003c\/i\u003e covers the course of the conflict and its consequences for states, societies and individuals, for military science and technology, for national and international politics, and for the arts, national memory and political thought. At the same time, it questions common assumptions about the nature of the First World War and how it has been consistently and, wrongly, perceived as an exercise in futility. This second edition incorporates the most recent research and presents a thematic study of the war in all its aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian F. W. Beckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.28w x 1.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405812528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Beckett is an internationally renowned specialist on the Great War. His publications include such acclaimed titles as \u003ci\u003eYpres\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e: The Last Battle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e, 1914\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). \u003ci\u003eThe First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the UK\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNational Archives\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eA Nation in Arms: A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e (with Keith Simpson) (1985)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44308005191795,"sku":"9781405812528","price":125.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f53f2787-abcd-43da-8f67-3a9d29705226.jpg?v=1771074627","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-great-war-1914-1918-9781405812528","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}