| Description |
176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Audience |
012 up. |
| Summary |
"Examines World War I, the first global war in which modern weapons inflicted mass slaughter and an estimated 20 million people were killed."--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-168) and index. |
| Contents |
Murder in Sarajevo -- Armed to the teeth -- To Berlin! To Paris! -- "The most terrible August in the history of the world" -- Stalemate -- The technology of death and destruction -- Life and death in the trenches -- Over the top -- The Battle of Verdun -- The Battle of the Somme -- The war at sea -- Mutiny, revolution, and the collapse of armies -- "Lafayette, we are here!" America joins the fight -- The last offensive and the collapse of empires -- Losing the peace. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 9.1 6.0 138155. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1914-1918.
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| ISBN |
9780547026862 hardcover |
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0547026862 hardcover |
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