The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects That Shaped It - Tapa blanda

Sheffield, Gary

 
9780233004693: The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects That Shaped It
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ISBN 10: 0233004696 ISBN 13: 9780233004693
Editorial: Carlton Books Ltd, 2015

Sinopsis

The First World War was one of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals and official documents, medals and badges. Fully illustrated, each object will be accompanied by approximately 500 words of text that will give the item context and highlight its significance.

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Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. He read History at Leeds University and in 1985 became a lecturer in the Department of War Studies, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He moved to the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 1999 as Senior Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London and Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course. In 2005 King's College London awarded him a Personal Chair as Professor of Modern History.

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The First World War was one of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals and official documents, medals and badges. Fully illustrated, each object will be accompanied by approximately 500 words of text that will give the item context and highlight its significance.

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Editorial
Carlton Books Ltd
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0233004696
ISBN 13 
9780233004693
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Número de páginas
256
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