It precipitated the collapse of the empires ofaustriahungary and turkey, and it promoted revolution in that of russia. The presumption as well as presumptiveness of democracy had a direct effect on the manner of waging war not just on land but also at sea and in the air. Bruccoli great war collection university of virginia edition. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author. More recent approaches have embraced cultural, diplomatic, economic, and social history.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the first world war. May 08, 2016 the first world war is a 10part 2003 channel 4 tv series based on the book of the same name by oxford professor hew strachan. Dec 05, 2014 the current occupant of this august position, since 2001, is hew strachan, pronounced strawn a scottish historian who specializes in the first world war, and by common consent in the academic community, one of the people in the world who knows most about it. The series was narrated and produced by jonathan lewis, and was. A brilliant and penetrating new history of the first world war by one of the worlds foremost experts on the conflict. Nearly a century has passed since the outbreak of world war i, yet as military historian hew strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy pdf of. This is the first truly definitive history of the first world war, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. Strachan has done a masterful job of reexamining the causes, the major campaigns, and the consequences of the first world war, compressing a lifetime of knowledge. And its almost all about just the first year of the war, 1914.
He has been heavily involved with the preparations for the centenary of the first world war, serving on the uk and scotland national advisory committees and on the. Hew strachan is chichele professor of the history ofwar at oxford university, director of the. Reviewed over the next few weeks, books, for you or the history lover in your life. The first world war in 1914, decades of european resentments and rivalries finally exploded into a massive war a conflict far larger, bloodier and longerlasting than anyone could have imagined.
Hew strachan is professor of modern history at the university of glasgow. Hew strachan was born and brought up in edinburgh, and was elected a fellow of the royal society of edinburgh 2003 and awarded an hon. Jan 01, 2003 this serious, compact survey of the wars history stands out as the most wellinformed, accessible work available. Hew strachan was born on september 1, 1949 in edinburgh, scotland as hew francis anthony strachan.
Hew strachan is one of the world s foremost experts on the great war of 191418. His first volume was published in 2001 to wide approval. Even more than world war ii, the first world war continues to shape the politics and international relations of our world. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. The first world war was, on the contrary, an extraordinary, a monstrous cultural aberration. Apr 05, 2005 the first world war ebook written by hew strachan. Strachan has done a masterful job of reexamining the causes, the major campaigns, and the consequences of the first world war, compressing a lifetime of knowledge into a single definitive volume tailored for the general reader. The first world war by sir hew strachan used very good.
Current strategy in historical perspective, which will be published in december 20. Oxford professor and author hew strachan talks about his book, clausewitzs on war. You need pretty strong wrists if you want to read it in bed. The first world war by hew strachan, paperback barnes. The first world war 2003 is a tenpart channel 4 documentary television series surveying the history of world war i 19141918. The conflagration that resulted reached farflung corners of the globe and affected many of the countries of the earth. He is currently professor of international relations at the university of st. I was really pleased with hew strachans first volume he covered all the military, political and historical viewpoints in really serious depth, and it was also highly readable. Based on the book of the same name written by oxford professor hew strachan, this comprehensive account dispenses with outdated myths about the war and uses fresh footage to reclaim the. Associated with the 10part television series, the first world war, produced for channel 4 by wark clements, for which hew strachan was historical advisor. Dec 07, 2011 i was really pleased with hew strachan s first volume he covered all the military, political and historical viewpoints in really serious depth, and it was also highly readable.
Additionally, a tiein book of participant letters and diaries a war in words 2003 by svetlana palmer and sarah wallis. Germany, writes strachan historyoxford univ world war i, 1999, challenged the status quo in three ways. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Professor strachan, a distinguished military historian, has laboured. The first world war was preeminently a conflict between england and germany over control of the sea, and consequently of european tradea clash of weltpolitik and empire, as it were. Hew strachan is the chichele professor of the history of war and a fellow of all souls college, oxford university, and the winner of the 2016 pritzker military. About the first world war this serious, compact survey of the wars history stands out as the most wellinformed, accessible work available. Sir hew francis anthony strachan dl, frse, frhists, fba born 1 september 1949 is a british military historian, well known for his work on the administration of the british army and the history of the first world war. Hew strachan is one of the worlds foremost experts on the great war of 191418. Its part of the books that changed the world series. Hew strachan, professor of the history of war and fellow director oxford program on the changing character of war hew strachan.
The first world war was not just fought in the trenches of the western front. Professor sir hew strachan all souls college oxford. Feb 06, 2003 this is the first truly definitive history of the first world war, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. Such a blow, struck by a master tactician european armies and the. This book, with a foreword by professor hew strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from flanders to tannenberg and from italy to palestine.
He is the author of, among many other books, the first world war. I was ever so pleased that it was available on kindle the printed book, even in paperback, is extremely heavy. Apr 02, 2017 tenpart series based on the book by hew strachan, professor of the history of war at oxford which tells the story as never before, dispelling the myths and offering new and provocative answers to. This is the first truly definitive history of world war i, the war that has had the greatest impact on the course of the twentieth century. The first world war is a 10part 2003 channel 4 tv series based on the book of the same name by oxford professor hew strachan. He is known for his work on the first world war 2003, the passing bells 2014 and doomsday. He is also life fellow of corpus christi college, cambridge, where he was successively research fellow. The editor of the oxford history of the first world war, he is writing a threevolume history of the first world war, the first volume of which was published in. Tenpart series based on the book by hew strachan, professor of the history of war at oxford which tells the story as never before, dispelling the. Max hastings called it one of the most impressive books of modern history in a generation, while richard holmes. He was editor of the oxford history of the first world war, and being a researcher of all souls college, oxford university, he is scripting history of first world war in three volumes. Hew strachan first word war volume 2 books and book.
Feb, 2014 hew strachan is one of the world s foremost experts on the great war of 191418. To arms is hew strachans most complete and definitive study of the opening of the first world war. Sir hew francis anthony strachan strn strawn, dl, frse, frhists, fba born 1 september 1949 is a british military historian, well known for his work on the administration of the british army and the history of the first world war. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in australia. Almost everyone born in the twentieth century grew up in the shadow of the first world war.
He is also life fellow of corpus christi college, cambridge, where he was successively research fellow, admissions tutor and senior tutor, 197592. The first world war livros na amazon brasil 9781515967644. It was the first conflict in which aeroplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role, the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered those from disease. Hew strachans offensive has been brewing for some time. Even more than world war ii, the first world war continues to shape the politics and international relations of our world, especially in hot spots like the middle east and the balkans. A new illustrated history by sir hew strachan, in very good condition. The first generation of its historians had access to a limited range of sources, and they focused primarily on military events. But the war has turned the spotlight back on the historians and the.
It will not have escaped your notice in these centenary years of 191418, that wwi books are everywhere. He is also director of the scottish center for war studies and life fellow of corpus christi college, cambridge. Aug 23, 2007 oxford professor and author hew strachan talks about his book, clausewitzs on war. This serious, compact survey of the wars history stands out as the most wellinformed, accessible work available. The first world war hew strachan oxford university press. The oxford illustrated history of the first world war. He is currently professor of international relations at the university of st andrews. The second book on your list is to arms 2001, volume one of hew strachans book the first world war. The oxford illustrated history of the first world war by sir hew strachan, 9780199663385, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A series of moving extracts from personal letters, diaries and journals bring to life the experiences of soldiers and civilians caught up in the war. But the number of typos made it almost impossible to read. His ongoing threevolume history of the conflict, the first of which was published in 2001, is likely to become the standard academic reference work. His ongoing threevolume history of the conflict, the first of which was.
Hew strachan has completed a book for cambridge university press called the direction of war. His promised 3volume series looked like becoming the definitive history of the war. He is currently professor of international relations at the university of st andrews, and a council. To arms, the first volume in a landmark threepart history of the great war commissioned by oxford university press. The first world war has shaped the history of the twentieth century. The nook book ebook of the the first world war, volume 1. The first world war book by hew strachan official publisher. The first world war by hew strachan book 90 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 3,355 worldcat member libraries worldwide.