World War I

Ross, Stewart. (Author). Learning, Britannica Digital. (Added Author).

Summary: World War I describes how the major power struggles of Europe (supported by various colonial holdings and the British alliance with Japan) erupted into a global war that was marked by new forms of combat that included trench warfare, strategies of attrition, and the first use of airpower.

Record details

ISBN: 9781615356034 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1615356037 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (65 p.)
Publisher: Chicago : Britannica Digital Learning, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; CONTENTS; 1. THE EUROPEAN WAR; 2. THE FIGHTING SPREADS; 3. DEADLOCK, 1915-17; 4. VICTORY AND DEFEAT; 5. THE END OF THE WAR; PROFILES OF MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADERS; STATISTICS CONCERNING COMBATANT NATIONS; TIME LINE; GLOSSARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Z; FURTHER INFORMATION; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.