false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171311514m/96408.jpg 96408 1 This illustrated history is an outstanding summary of current scholarship on the war that was supposed to end all wars. Nearly two dozen contributors write smart and accessible essays on a range of subjects, including the military strategies of the Allies and the Central Powers, the war at sea, economic mobilization, politics on the home front, and the peace settlement. The chapters are full of intelligent insights. John Morrow, writing on the air war, notes that fighter pilots became "the ultimate heroes of the First World War" because their feats of individual combat could be easily romanticized, in contrast to the mass slaughter taking place in the trenches below.<p> The collection of essays isn't a narrative of what happened, even though its material is presented in roughly chronological order. Rather, it approaches the conflict from several angles and studies them up close. Readers who aren't familiar with the fundamentals of the conflict may want to look elsewhere for basic information--one writer, for instance, refers to the Zimmerman Telegram without explaining what it is. Those who know the basics, however, will find this book quickly rewarding. Good reading for armchair generals. <I>--John J. Miller</I> 92926 9 11 2001 The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War total:5|5:3|4:2| 5 23 11 0 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 13:16:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:16:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 18 06:04:28 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 06:04:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 06 09:57:35 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:58:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 19:05:20 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 19:08:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 04 03:19:11 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 03:19:31 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 16:03:57 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 16:03:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 19:20:33 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:08:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 31 20:39:02 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:39:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 20 18:42:51 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 19:28:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 26 13:59:24 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 13:59:24 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Feb 12 12:18:49 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 12 12:18:49 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=96408