The Great War shook monarchs off their thrones, destroyed four great empires, endangered the existing social order and Naval engagements took place in the South Atlantic and the Pacific. The United States of America intervened in European affairs for the first time. All the Great Powers of Europe were involved. The material destruction was staggering both on the battlefields and in the general loss of national wealth. The combatants were far more numerous than ever before the dead and mutilated correspondingly numerous also. To contemporaries the war which began in August 1914 and ended with the armistices of autumn 1918 was quite simply the Great War - an experience without parallel, eclipsing all previous wars and, it was hoped, the last war of all time. World War, 1914-1918 III.ģ552 1914-1919: A Brief Chronology Christopher Chant 3558 Bibliography Index Glossary of Terms List of Contributors The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of World War One. The Marshall Cavendish encyclopedia of World War One. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataĬarolyn Rutherford Bruce French Rose Thomson Margaret Burnley Publishing 1970 now a Division of Macdonald and No part of this book may be reproduced or any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the copyright holders. Reference Edition Published 1984 Published by Marshall Cavendish Corporation 147 West Merrick Roadīarker Dr. MARSHALL CAVENDISH NEW YORK, LONDON, TORONTO Mark Dartford Archbishop Mitty High School Media Center Alan Sheppard Norman Stone Revision Editor THE MARSHALL CAVENDISH ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF No books may be taken from the library without being charged. RULES All pupils in the school are entitled to 1. ^P=nB_ognALuZn`09&PJ)J*%Y$LfGeF&kK4QG&WZg\l2.#]UcJ-*Lsn/[QdCd/GW.The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of V/orld V.'ar I. XObject/ProcSet /Font>/MediaBox/Thumb 1679 0 R/Rotate 0> \m'j`KG`Jp.PRs/GIeA 0 FX_jd6kGf+clEBajGWQrSnEB_pA.8pqp) lVI)eJmaAqo&Prp3Xt$D1FM GnK/a1)0mf2"`9$SFcpmYmf[u&oLCn
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