Researching World War I: A Handbook

by Robin Higham, Dennis Showalter

Overview

World War I was the greatest cataclysm Europe had ever known, directly involving 61 million troops from 16 nations. Yet the history of the war and the reasons it started and spread so rapidly were vastly more complex than the players realized. Written by highly respected authorities, this book discusses the literature on all aspects of the war, making it an excellent starting point for anyone seeking guidance to the immense, and often daunting, body of World War I literature.

The struggle mobilized manpower from home, troops from the colonies abroad, and—in most countries-women as well as men. Governments increasingly intervened in everyday life. New weapons and organizational structures were developed. Yet the history of the war and the reasons it started and spread so rapidly were vastly more complex than the players realized. Written by highly respected authorities, this book discusses the literature on all aspects of the war.

Dennis Showalter's opening chapter covers the controversial issue of the war's origins—a complex subject that has been much debated by historians. Ensuing chapters consider the literature on each of the participating countries. The broader subjects of the war at sea and the war in the air are also covered. Daniel Beaver's final chapter discusses the mobilization of industry and the new military technology. This book is an excellent starting point for anyone seeking guidance to the immense, and often daunting, body of World War I literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313288500
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2003
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

ROBIN HIGHAM is Professor Emeritus of Military History at Kansas State University and editor of the Jourbanal of the West. The author of many articles, monographs, and bibliographical volumes, he has also been editor of the jourbanals Military Affairs and Aerospace Historian.

Table of Contents

CONTENTSCONTENTSContents Preface viiIntroduction ixRobin Higham1 Origins 1 Dennis Showalter2 Germany 23 Daniel Moran3 France 51 Gary Cox4 Great Britain 79 Ian F. W. Beckett5 Italy 99 Brian R. Sullivan6 Austria-Hungary 129 John R. Schindler7 Russia 149 David R. Jones8 The Middle East 185 David L. Bullock9 The Balkans: Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece 203 Glenn E. Torrey10 Canada 227 Bill Rawling11 United States 243 David J. Fitzpatrick12 Australia and New Zealand 265 Jeffrey Grey, Peter Dennis, and Ian McGibbon13 Africa 279 Michelle Moyd14 Japan 293 Thomas W. Burkman15 The War at Sea 315 Eugene L. Rasor16 The War in the Air 345 John H. Morrow17 Industrial Mobilization and Military Technology 375 Daniel R. BeaverIndex of Authors' Names 415Index of Titles 435Index of Subjects 455About the Contributors 469