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The First World War Ian F. Beckett

The First World War By Ian F. Beckett

The First World War by Ian F. Beckett


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The Public Record Office holds the most comprehensive and important collection of official documentary records relating to Britain's involvement in World War I. Here, within thematically arranged sections, this wealth of material is systematically listed and explained.

The First World War Summary

The First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the National Archives by Ian F. Beckett

The Public Record Office - the National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom - holds the most comprehensive and important collection of official documentary records relating to Britain's involvement in World War I. Here, within thematically arranged sections, this wealth of material is systematically listed and explained. Sources of every conceivable aspect of the war are covered, from government decision making and the military conduct of the war in all arenas to home front issues such as food supply and the management of morale. Some generally unknown or unused records are detailed here for the first time and cover topics such as attitudes to the conflict in British universities, war finance and labour. The thematic arrangement also reveals at a glance all the details available for key areas such as gas warfare, military intelligence, the role of women and strategic bombing.

About Ian F. Beckett

Ian Beckett is a respected and widely published military historian. Formerly Professor of Military History at the University of Luton and a tutor at Sandhurst, during 2002/3 he will be the Major-General Matthew J. Horner Distinguished Professor of Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia. He is also Chairman of the Army Records Society. His other titles include The Oxford History of the British Army, and The Great War 1914-1918.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. The Higher Direction of the War 2. New Weapons of War 3. The Nation in Arms 4. War, State and Society Useful Addresses Bibliography Index

Additional information

GOR006062846
9781903365410
1903365414
The First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the National Archives by Ian F. Beckett
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20021130
288
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