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The Usborne introduction to the First World War Cover Image Book

The Usborne introduction to the First World War / Ruth Brocklehurst and Henry Brook; designed by Karen Tomlins, Michael Hill and Kate Rimmer; edited by Jane Chisholm.

Brocklehurst, Ruth. (Author). Brook, Henry. (Added Author). Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) (Added Author).

Summary:

This book outlines how the First World War affected every corner of the globe, provoked revolutions, developed new weapons, and changed the political map of Europe forever.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781601300553
  • ISBN: 1601300557
  • ISBN: 9780794514556
  • ISBN: 0794514553
  • ISBN: 9780545039017
  • Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Published in association with The Imperial War Museum.
Formatted Contents Note:
World at war: Great war -- Balance of power -- Assassination and crisis -- Europe in arms -- Plans unravel -- Over by Christmas?: Carving a new frontier -- Fire, wire and mud -- Going up the line -- Storm of steel -- Ghosts, shadows and lies -- North Sea raiders -- Your country needs you -- Day of peace -- Going global: Cruiser warfare -- African action -- Turkey enters the war -- Jihad and genocide -- Eastern front -- Deadlock: Deadly mist -- Settling in -- Dangerous voyage -- Out of thin air -- Home front -- Gallipoli -- War in the snow -- Big battles: Mincing machine -- Dreadnoughts duel -- Doomed youth -- Sky fighters -- Slaughter and sacrifice -- Trials and trauma -- Women in uniform -- Shock tactics -- Secrets and spies -- Desert wars -- Crisis and resolution: Riots and rebels -- Peace, bread and land -- Waking the giant -- Drowning in mud -- Backs to the wall -- Death throes -- Armageddon -- Time for piece -- Peace and its aftermath: Coming to terms -- Redrawing the map -- Glory and the pity -- Changed world -- Soldiers' stories -- Visions of war -- Unhappy peace -- Lest we forget -- Who's who -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Target Audience Note:
1120L Lexile

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World War, 1914-1918 > Juvenile literature.
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Swansboro Branch Library YA 940.3 BRO (Text) 36015000957650 Young Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/08/2026