Simple history : a simple guide to World War I
(2014)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
Y/940.3/TURNER,D

0 Holds on 1 Copy

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction Y/940.3/TURNER,D Due: 4/11/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2014]
DESCRIPTION

51 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781536830408, 1536830402, 9781536830408
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes index

Timeline -- What were the causes of WWI? -- The beginning of WWI -- Germany invades Belgium -- Battle of Marne -- Christmas truce -- The Gallipoli failure -- The Lusitania -- Zeppelin raids -- Conscription -- Battle of Verdun -- Naval warfare : the battle of Jutland -- The battle of Somme -- Unrestricted submarine warfare -- Russian revolution -- Ypres -- The end of the war -- The Treaty of Versailles -- The war experience -- Leaders of the war -- Technology & weapons of war -- WWI infantry weapons -- Uniforms & equipment -- Mark I tank cutaway -- The trenches. Trench life -- Trench cross-section -- Rations -- Aerial combat. Flying aces -- Dogfights -- Home front. Propaganda posters -- Back home -- The great war statistics -- Remembrance

Jump into the muddy trenches and discover the story of one history's bloodiest wars! On the way meet the soldiers and leaders of the conflict, and explore the exciting new weapons & technology of the First World War

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