Ebook {Epub PDF} The First World War: A Complete History by Martin Gilbert

"The First World War” by Martin Gilbert is an excellent book, the author covered the all conflict briefly. Well written, captures the horror and brutality of War, with individual stories, docummented and direct quotes because his focus is more on the human story/5. It was the war to end all wars. It began at on 28 June, in Sarajevo. It ended – officially – almost five years later. Unofficially, it has never ended: the horrors we live with today were born in the First World War. It left millions maimed or dead. One of the best books I’ve read about World War I is "The First World War: The Complete History” by Martin Gilbert. First published in , this book provides a comprehensive look at the Great War from its beginning in until its end four years later. I think it is a superb work of history. Martin Gilbert (), a British /5().

The First World War: A Complete History. The First World War.: "A stunning achievement of research and storytelling" that weaves together the major fronts of WWI into a single, sweeping narrative (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It was to be the war to end all wars, and it began at on the morning of J, in an outpost. Martin Gilbert's "The First World War" provides readers with a good understanding of World War I and why it happened. Reviewed in the United States on J. Verified Purchase. The year marks the th anniversary of the end of World War I, also known as "The Great War" and "The War to End All Wars.". Gilbert's 'The First World War: A Complete History,' is a chronological history of the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known. Instead of sticking only to analyzation of campaigns and tactics, Gilbert attempts to tell the human story of the war with letters, anecdotes, and poetry, as well as illustrating the global signifigance of the events on the battlefield.

The First World War: A Complete History. The First World War.: Martin Gilbert. Phoenix, - World War, - pages. 0 Reviews. It was to be the war to end all wars and it began at. Now, in a companion volume to his acclaimed The Second World War, Martin Gilbert weaves together all of these elements to create a stunning, dramatic, and informative narrative. The First World War is everything we have come to expect from the scholar the Times Literary Supplement placed "in the first rank of contemporary historians.". One of the best books I’ve read about World War I is "The First World War: The Complete History” by Martin Gilbert. First published in , this book provides a comprehensive look at the Great War from its beginning in until its end four years later. I think it is a superb work of history. Martin Gilbert (), a British historian and biographer is probably best known for his multi-volume official biography of Sir Winston Churchill.