The First World War

Seminar Studies in History

by Stuart O. Robson

This is a compelling account of the First World War. It offers clear analysis of the war on land, sea, and air, and considers the impact of the war on Europe's civilian population. Issues addressed include the relationship between war and industrialisation, trench warfare, the long term effects of the war on changing social structures, and economic and demographic consequences. The main text is supplemented by a rich selection of primary source material (from songs, soldiers' slang, to diary accounts).

Genres: History, Nonfiction, War

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 1998

About the author

An Australian scholar, Stuart Robson has been involved with Asian Studies for over 40 years. A resident of Victoria, Australia, he has lived and taught overseas, and has a number of publications to his name. He currently teaches Indonesian at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology. His other interests include Theravada Buddhism, archaeology, and classical Javanese music.

Reviews

[Occhionelcielo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Il paradosso di Petain

Letto dopo "La Bellezza e l'Orrore" fa l'impressione del bel temino di storia per la maturità.
Fornisce tuttavia un quadro molto interessante soprattutto sul piano della storia militare.
Non mancano gli spunti di riflessione: per esempio, i generali ne escono malissimo, fanno la figura di tromboni incapaci, squilibrati e sanguinari. Pochissimi salvano la faccia: tra questi un certo Philippe Petain.....

[Jaantony · Rating 4 out of 5]

appassionante come un romanzo

[Jadex_x · Rating 1 out of 5]

Forse uno dei libri più interessanti che ho letto per un esame di storia.
Il motivo di una stella? Perché è comunque un libro davvero noioso, poco interessante e... si forse mi da fastidio non aver passato l'esame

[Karin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a pretty dense read for such a little book. I appreciated little snippets of new-to-me info and am glad I read it, but can't say I really enjoyed it.

[John Mendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good beginner's guide to the war. It has massive gaps in what it talks about, namely everything outside of the Western Front. It barely mentions the Ottomans or the Pacific Theater. If you're just getting into the War as a topic of study, start here. If not, go elsewhere.