Publisher's Synopsis
Explore the Captivating History of World War 1
The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history. The death toll was like nothing experienced before, and it is estimated that over 11 million soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing, and many of those bodies have never been found. Regardless of how people remember the First World War, and whether or not they romanticize the life of a soldier on the front lines, it is important that the world never forgets this brutal and bloody conflict. The tumult and chaos that remained in the wake of the First World War had far-reaching and devastating consequences, not just for Europe and the survivors of the war, but for the entire world. The ruins of Europe provided a fertile breeding ground for fierce nationalism, which led to the rise of the Third Reich and allowed the evil of Adolf Hitler to go unchecked for far too long. In World War 1: A Captivating Guide to the First World War, Including Battle Stories from the Eastern and Western Front and How the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Impacted the Rise of Nazi Germany, you will discover topics such as- The Fatal Shots That Set the Stage for War
- The Western Front and the First Battle of Marne
- War in the Trenches
- The Eastern Front and the Battle of Tannenberg
- The Battle of Ypres and the Christmas Truce
- Second Battle of Ypres and the Introduction of Chemical Warfare
- Chemical Warfare on the Western Front
- My Boy Jack, the Very Human Cost of the First World War
- The Gallipoli Campaign
- The Battle of Jutland
- The Decline of the Russian Empire
- The Battle of Verdun
- The Battle of the Somme
- America Joins the War
- The Final Days of the War and the Treaty of Versailles
- World Leaders Who Played a Pivotal Role in the First World War
- And much, much more!
