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Routledge Library Editions: The First World War
Av Various
2014
40329 kr
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Re-issuing 15 volumes originally published between 1967 and 1989, the books in this collection cover everything from pre-war diplomacy and international relations, British and German military and naval strategy and capability to food supply and the effect of the First World War on British politics …
British Strategy and War Aims 1914-1916 (RLE First World War)
Av David French
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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This book illustrates the relationship between British military policy and the development of British war aims during the opening years of the First World War. Basing his work on a wide range of unpublished documentary sources, David French reassesses for the benefit of students and scholars alike …
British Agriculture in the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Av Peter Dewey
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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This volume comprehensively describes how British farmers coped with the problems of shortage of labour and other factors of production, as well as assessing how well agriculture performed as a supplier of food to the nation. Use of previously neglected records provides much evidence on issues such …
'Luxury' Fleet: (RLE The First World War)
The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Originally published in 1980 ‘Luxury’ Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill’s) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918. After tracing the historical background to German naval ambitions, the first two sections of the book analyse Admiral Tirpitz’s programme of building …
British Food Policy During the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Because of the exceptionally high proportion of imports in Britain’s food supply and the determined efforts of the enemy to sever the supply lines, efficient management of food resources was an essential element in the British national war effort. This volume was the first comprehensive study of …
War Aims and Strategic Policy in the Great War 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Recent research has largely destroyed the fallacy that most of the powers declared war in 1914 without any clear perception of why and to what ultimate end. War aims were the subject of frequent examination, although decisions to publicise the results depended on a number of factors affecting both …
Strategy and Supply (RLE The First World War)
The Anglo-Russian Alliance 1914-1917
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Based on a wide range of primary sources, this book shows the way in which diplomacy, economics, finance and strategy became intertwined during the First World War. The author examines the diplomatic, economic, financial and military relations between Britain and Russia and argues that the key to …
War Plans of the Great Powers (RLE The First World War)
1880-1914
Av Paul Kennedy
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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The origins of the First World War remain one of the greatest twentieth century historical controversies. In this debate the role of military planning in particular and of militarism in general, are a key focus of attention. Did the military wrest control from the civilians? Were the leaders of …
Great Britain and the War of 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Inbunden, 2014
3894 kr
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This volume covers the essential facts about Britain’s role in the First World War, not only militarily but also from a domestic point of view: the political and economic organisation of Britain for war, the extension of state control, the problems set by shortages of shipping and food. The book …
Scaremongers (RLE The First World War)
The Advocacy of War and Rearmament 1896-1914
Av A. Morris
Inbunden, 2014
3147 kr
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This revealing book illustrates how the passion for war was fostered and promoted. The author provides detailed evidence of how and why an image of Germany as a nation determined upon world hegemony was deliberately promoted by a group of British newspaper editors, proprietors and journalists. This …
Britain, America and the Sinews of War 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Anglo-American relations were transformed during the First World War. Britain was already in long-term economic decline relative to the United States, but this decline was accelerated by the war, which was militarily a victory for Britain, but economically a catastrophe. This book sets out the …
War and the State (RLE The First World War)
The Transformation of British Government, 1914-1919
Inbunden, 2014
2190 kr
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This volume gives students and researchers an insight into British central government in 1914, how and why it altered during the war years and what permanent changes remained when the war was over. The war saw the scope of governmental intervention widened in an unprecedented manner. The …
Socialism and the Challenge of War (RLE The First World War)
Ideas and Politics in Britain, 1912-18
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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The First World War marks a crucial period in the history of the socialist wing of the British labour movement. This book is an account of the development of the political ideas and activities of some of the most influential British socialist thinkers of that time: Beatrice and Sidney Webb, R. H. …
American Newsfilm 1914-1919 (RLE The First World War)
The Underexposed War
Av David Mould
Inbunden, 2014
1876 kr
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The First World War was the first conflict in which film became a significant instrument of propaganda. For the United States, the war had two distinct phases: from August 1914 to April 1917, America was officially a neutral country; after April 1917 the United States was in the war, providing men, …
Britain and the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Av John Turner
Inbunden, 2014
2190 kr
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This book gives students an informed insight into the British experience in the First World War. The contributors, all established First World War historians, have drawn on their own research and secondary sources to give a succinct account of politics, diplomacy, strategy and social developments …
German Policy Toward Neutral Spain, 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Av Ron Carden
Inbunden, 2014
1562 kr
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This volume describes and analyses the methods Germany used to reinforce Spain’s independence thereby preventing Madrid’s entry into the war on the Allied side. While there have been many studies dealing with the wartime economic histories of Holland, Switzerland, Denmark and Iceland, Spain, …
War Plans of the Great Powers (RLE The First World War)
1880-1914
Av Paul Kennedy
Häftad, 2015
770 kr
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The origins of the First World War remain one of the greatest twentieth century historical controversies. In this debate the role of military planning in particular and of militarism in general, are a key focus of attention. Did the military wrest control from the civilians? Were the leaders of …
Britain and the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Av John Turner
Häftad, 2016
814 kr
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This book gives students an informed insight into the British experience in the First World War. The contributors, all established First World War historians, have drawn on their own research and secondary sources to give a succinct account of politics, diplomacy, strategy and social developments …
Britain, America and the Sinews of War 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Häftad, 2017
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Anglo-American relations were transformed during the First World War. Britain was already in long-term economic decline relative to the United States, but this decline was accelerated by the war, which was militarily a victory for Britain, but economically a catastrophe. This book sets out the …
British Agriculture in the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Av Peter Dewey
Häftad, 2016
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume comprehensively describes how British farmers coped with the problems of shortage of labour and other factors of production, as well as assessing how well agriculture performed as a supplier of food to the nation. Use of previously neglected records provides much evidence on issues such …
British Food Policy During the First World War (RLE The First World War)
Häftad, 2016
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Because of the exceptionally high proportion of imports in Britain’s food supply and the determined efforts of the enemy to sever the supply lines, efficient management of food resources was an essential element in the British national war effort. This volume was the first comprehensive study of …
British Strategy and War Aims 1914-1916 (RLE First World War)
Av David French
Häftad, 2017
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book illustrates the relationship between British military policy and the development of British war aims during the opening years of the First World War. Basing his work on a wide range of unpublished documentary sources, David French reassesses for the benefit of students and scholars alike …
American Newsfilm 1914-1919 (RLE The First World War)
The Underexposed War
Av David Mould
Häftad, 2017
515 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The First World War was the first conflict in which film became a significant instrument of propaganda. For the United States, the war had two distinct phases: from August 1914 to April 1917, America was officially a neutral country; after April 1917 the United States was in the war, providing men, …
German Policy Toward Neutral Spain, 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Av Ron Carden
Häftad, 2017
515 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume describes and analyses the methods Germany used to reinforce Spain’s independence thereby preventing Madrid’s entry into the war on the Allied side. While there have been many studies dealing with the wartime economic histories of Holland, Switzerland, Denmark and Iceland, Spain, …
Great Britain and the War of 1914-1918 (RLE The First World War)
Häftad, 2017
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume covers the essential facts about Britain’s role in the First World War, not only militarily but also from a domestic point of view: the political and economic organisation of Britain for war, the extension of state control, the problems set by shortages of shipping and food. The book …
'Luxury' Fleet: (RLE The First World War)
The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918
Häftad, 2016
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Originally published in 1980 ‘Luxury’ Fleet (the phrase was Winston Churchill’s) was the first history of the Imperial German navy from 1888 to 1918. After tracing the historical background to German naval ambitions, the first two sections of the book analyse Admiral Tirpitz’s programme of building …
Socialism and the Challenge of War (RLE The First World War)
Ideas and Politics in Britain, 1912-18
Häftad, 2016
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The First World War marks a crucial period in the history of the socialist wing of the British labour movement. This book is an account of the development of the political ideas and activities of some of the most influential British socialist thinkers of that time: Beatrice and Sidney Webb, R. H. …
War and the State (RLE The First World War)
The Transformation of British Government, 1914-1919
Häftad, 2017
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume gives students and researchers an insight into British central government in 1914, how and why it altered during the war years and what permanent changes remained when the war was over. The war saw the scope of governmental intervention widened in an unprecedented manner. The …
Scaremongers (RLE The First World War)
The Advocacy of War and Rearmament 1896-1914
Av A. Morris
Häftad, 2017
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This revealing book illustrates how the passion for war was fostered and promoted. The author provides detailed evidence of how and why an image of Germany as a nation determined upon world hegemony was deliberately promoted by a group of British newspaper editors, proprietors and journalists. This …
Strategy and Supply (RLE The First World War)
The Anglo-Russian Alliance 1914-1917
Häftad, 2015
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Based on a wide range of primary sources, this book shows the way in which diplomacy, economics, finance and strategy became intertwined during the First World War. The author examines the diplomatic, economic, financial and military relations between Britain and Russia and argues that the key to …
