History Of The First World War - 128 issues in 8 binders.
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Complete in 128 issues in 8 volumes/binders - 16 issue/parts in each binder. First 2 slipcases faded.
Few conflicts have reshaped the world as profoundly as the First World War, and History of the First World War stands as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative accounts of that catastrophic struggle. This landmark multi-volume work chronicles the full sweep of the Great War — from the diplomatic crises and mobilisations of 1914 through to the armistice of 1918 — presenting the military campaigns, political upheavals, and human cost of a conflict that consumed an entire generation. Written under the editorial guidance of the eminent military historian Sir Basil Liddell Hart, alongside a distinguished panel of scholars and military advisors, the series brings together expert analysis with vivid documentary illustration to make the complex realities of total war accessible to a broad readership. Published by Purnell for BPC Publishing Ltd in London, this set a benchmark for popular military history publishing in the latter half of the twentieth century. Liddell Hart's incisive strategic thinking — shaped by his own experience of the Western Front and decades of scholarly study — infuses the narrative with both intellectual rigour and a deep moral seriousness about the waste and folly of industrialised warfare. The series examines not only the tactics and grand strategy of the belligerent powers, but also the social, political, and economic dimensions of a war that transformed nations and empires alike. For anyone seeking to understand why the twentieth century unfolded as it did, this meticulously assembled history remains an indispensable and compelling starting point.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Complete in 128 issues in 8 volumes/binders - 16 issue/parts in each binder. First 2 slipcases faded.
Few conflicts have reshaped the world as profoundly as the First World War, and History of the First World War stands as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative accounts of that catastrophic struggle. This landmark multi-volume work chronicles the full sweep of the Great War — from the diplomatic crises and mobilisations of 1914 through to the armistice of 1918 — presenting the military campaigns, political upheavals, and human cost of a conflict that consumed an entire generation. Written under the editorial guidance of the eminent military historian Sir Basil Liddell Hart, alongside a distinguished panel of scholars and military advisors, the series brings together expert analysis with vivid documentary illustration to make the complex realities of total war accessible to a broad readership. Published by Purnell for BPC Publishing Ltd in London, this set a benchmark for popular military history publishing in the latter half of the twentieth century. Liddell Hart's incisive strategic thinking — shaped by his own experience of the Western Front and decades of scholarly study — infuses the narrative with both intellectual rigour and a deep moral seriousness about the waste and folly of industrialised warfare. The series examines not only the tactics and grand strategy of the belligerent powers, but also the social, political, and economic dimensions of a war that transformed nations and empires alike. For anyone seeking to understand why the twentieth century unfolded as it did, this meticulously assembled history remains an indispensable and compelling starting point.