World War I A History in Documents

by Coetzee, Frans; Shevin-Coetzee, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9780195137460
• ISBN10: 0195137469
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Featuring the voices of the people who lived it, World War I paints a picture of the war as it was fought by soldiers, administered by politicians, interpreted by artists and writers, and experienced by all civilians--male and female, old and young-across the world. In the United States, thewar stimulated major technological advances, provoked literary and artistic experimentation, and spurred women's suffrage. Internationally, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires dissolved and Russia and Germany were wracked by revolutions that toppled their dynasties, setting the stage forpolitical extremism and the accession of the Bolsheviks and the Nazis. Drawing upon diaries, memoirs, fiction, poetry, song lyrics, government documents, and more, World War I is a fascinating look at the birth of the modern era.

Table of Contents

What is a Document	6	(2)
How to Read a Document	8	(3)
Introduction The Great War	11	(4)
Into the Abyss	15	(24)
To War?	18	(4)
The Spark	22	(4)
Europe Mobilizes	26	(7)
Holy War	33	(2)
African Roots	35	(4)
Adjusting to War	39	(18)
Answering the Call	41	(8)
Faith and Endurance	49	(2)
Reflection	51	(2)
Children in War and at Play	53	(4)
Meeting the Challenge	57	(24)
Baptism of Fire	59	(9)
Gallipoli	68	(2)
The Conquest of Jerusalem	70	(1)
Women: Doing Their Part	71	(10)
War Without Mercy	81	(26)
Ignorance and Intolerance	82	(10)
Tragedies of War	92	(8)
Anti-German Sentiment	100	(7)
Picture Essay Advertising the War	107	(8)
Strains	115	(26)
Body and Soul in Turmoil	116	(7)
Dissidence and Disorder	123	(6)
Mutiny	129	(2)
Defending the Russian Revolution	131	(2)
Dislike of the Unlike	133	(8)
Coming to Terms	141	(21)
From the Ashes	142	(7)
Reparations	149	(2)
Loss and Memory	151	(11)
Timeline	162	(2)
Further Reading	164	(2)
Websites	166	(1)
Text Credits	167	(2)
Picture Credits	169	(2)
Index	171