world war, 1914-1918

A nonfiction graphic novel in which text taken from the World War I diary by an unknown French soldier is paired with illustrations depicting the action.

"Describes the causes of World War I, including competition between Europe's Great Powers for economic and political dominance, instability in the Balkan Peninsula, and the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne"--Provided by publisher.

Tempers flare when a party of privileged college boys, out on the town in New York City in May 1919, clash with a group of left-wing, intellectual journalists, and a band of soldiers just returned from World War I.

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. Includes extracts from Woolf's diaries and letters, comments on the novel, a selection of short stories by Woolf, critical essays, and other reference material.

This title sets the world scene in the years before the start of World War I. Readers will get a snapshot of the political and social climates of the five great European powers: Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. The feeling in Europe was that war was inevitable, and Germany was the first to make the move.

Events in 1917 had an impact on the course of World War I. This book is about the second half of World War I details the effects of the political revolution in Russia and the entry of the United States into the war. Find out how fresh U.S. forces helped bring the war to a conclusion and an armistice, or agreement to stop fighting, with Germany..

This compelling book follows the events of the first few years of World War I. After the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, war was declared by Europes five great powers. Readers will learn that, although it was a European war, the fighting spread outward to the colonies of the countries involved..

This book describes the course of events that followed the armistice of November 11, 1918, which stopped the fighting in World War I. Readers will learn about the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 where the leaders of Britain, France, and the United States met to agree on how to deal with Germany and other defeated countries..

This book describes Canadas coming of age during World War I on the battlefields and at home. When Britain declared war on Germany, it meant that Canada was at war, too. Most Canadians supported the war, but the government faced opposition about conscription from French-speaking Canadians who did not feel a particular loyalty to Britain. .

In Colorado during World War I, a young, romantically minded girl and an old, bitter woman suffragist debate a local legend and examine the role of women in a time of war and prejudice.