The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, 1917-1923 / Robert Gerwarth.
The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, 1917-1923 / Robert Gerwarth.
The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, 1917-1923 / Robert Gerwarth.
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[London] : Allen Lane, 2016.
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G 2016/3983
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English
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Physical content
446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations, maps : 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Part I: Defeat -- 1. A Train Journey in Spring -- 2. Russian Revolutions -- 3. Brest-Litovsk -- 4. A Taste of Victory -- 5. Reversals of Fortune -- Part II: Revolution and Counter-Revolution -- 6. No End to War -- 7. The Russian Civil Wars -- 8. The Apparent Triumph of Democracy -- 9. Radicalization...
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[London] : Allen Lane, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI--conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII"--Provided by publisher.
"An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century. For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation, but also a vindication of a terrible sacrifice with the...
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The vanquished : why the First World War failed to end, 1917-1923 / Robert Gerwarth.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/3983
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74VKVqjlALMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqjlALMg
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ISBN
1846148111 hardback
9781846148118 hardback
DDC
940.31
MMS ID
991024010421902626
