world war, 1914-1918

Chronicles the First World War, describing its causes, its major battles, and the experiences of soldiers, and also covers the war's aftermath, memorials to the dead, depictions of the war in the arts, and twenty-first-century battlefield archaeology, presenting photos, color maps and illustrations, and a primary source quotation on every page.

Tells the story of four brothers, all coming from a rigorous moral upbringing and a Princeton education, who's family and lives were changed when the United States entered World War I, as two enlisted into the military and the other two became pacifists.

An account of the massive German assault against French and British forces from March 21 to April 5, 1918--the days that turned the tide of victory.

An examination of American participation in World War I, revealing how the last-minute intervention of the U.S. saved the Allies and transformed the way Americans saw their country, discussing the conditions and weaponry that greeted U.S. soldiers in Europe, and discussing the war effort on the home front.

Provides firsthand accounts of the war from memoirs, speeches, letters, and newspapers.

Examines the life of British Army officer T. E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia, and analyzes his vision for the modern Middle East.

Four young people in two families tell of their experience during World War I when the boys enlist and are sent to fight, Emma finishes school, and Muriel joins the suffrage movement.

Twelve-year-old Patrick Condon assumes his brother John's identity and runs away to join the army in order to get away from his boring life in Ireland; however, as World War I erupts, the boy experiences much more than he expected.

Jacob Flanders, a sensitive young man raised in Edwardian England, discovers as an adult that his life is lacking, but his search for fulfillment is sidetracked by the outbreak of World War I.