02668cam a2200421 4500 497516745 TxAuBib 20210323120000.0 031229s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003028029 9780465081844 0465081843 9780645081855 064508185X 9780465081851 pbk. 0465081851 pbk. (OCoLC)54001282 TxAuBib Stevenson, D.E. Cataclysm : the First World War as political tragedy / David Stevenson. New York : Basic Books, 2004. xix, 564 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-510) and index. pt. 1. Outbreak. The destruction of peace ; The failure of the war of movement, summer-winter 1914. -- pt. 2. Escalation. Making a new world, spring 1915-spring 1917 ; The widening of the war ; War aims and peace negotiations ; The land war in Europe: Strategy ; Technology, logistics, and tactics ; Manpower and morale ; Armaments and economics ; Naval warfare and blockade ; The politics of the home fronts. -- pt. 3. Outcome. The third phase, spring 1917-autumn 1918 ; The February Revolution and American intervention, spring 1917 ; Towards exhaustion, summer-autumn 1917 ; The Central Powers' last throw, autumn 1917-summer 1918 ; The turn of the tide, summer-autumn 1918 ; Ceasefire. -- pt. 4. Legacy. Peacemaking, 1919-1920 ; Rebuilding, 1920-1929 ; Demolition, 1929-1945 ; Conclusion: The war becomes history. The author analyzes the political influence of World War One [I] and maintains that politicians deliberately took risks that led to war in 1914 and that the war continued as a result of conscious choices including the acceptance of high casualties. 20210323. 1914-1918. World War 1914-1918. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918. Weltkrieg. Eerste Wereldoorlog. Première Guerre mondiale (1914-1918.) https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003028029.html Table of contents https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003028029.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003028029.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2003028029-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2003028029-d.html Publisher description