World War I reference library / Pendergast, Tom

Covers major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. Profiles the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, and Henri-Philippe Petain. Presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs.

A reference guide to World War I, featuring an almanac that examines various elements of the conflict, with sidebars that highlight significant individuals and facts, biographies of thirty men and women who were involved in the conflict, and thirty-three full or excerpted documents from the World War I era. Includes a cumulative index.