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World War One: History in an Hour [Kindle Edition]

Rupert Colley (Author)

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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

World War One brought with it the world’s first experience of Total War, involving all of the world’s great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany and Austria-Hungary. Around 9 million men lost their lives in a conflict that introduced the horrors of trench warfare, machine guns and toxic gas attacks.

WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR gives you a clear overview of the road to war, the major turning points and battles, and the key leaders involved, as well as the lasting impact the Great War had on almost every country in the world. WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR is essential reading for all history lovers.

Know your stuff: read about World War I in just one hour.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 995 KB
Print Length: 91 pages
Publisher: HarperPress (29 Mar 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B007E3ESWC
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,953 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #1 in Books > History > Britain & Ireland > World War I 1914-1918
- #2 in Books > History > Europe > World War I 1914-1918
- #3 in Books > History > Military History > World War I

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The whole of WW1, not just the trenches 17 Jun 2012

By Bryan Jones

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The History in an Hour series are proving to be very good at concise introductions to individual, large subjects, and so it is with World War One. Most people know a little about the trenches and the horrific slaughter but how many have heard of the devastating Iraq campaign or how many thousands of troops were stationed in Greece doing not a lot except making their presence felt so Greece would stay on the Allies side?

There are brief dips into the war at sea, in the air and how a young Winston Churchill was the prime mover of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. The place were this book excels is right at the beginning as it explains why people wanted Arch Duke Ferdinand dead, how his driver's wrong turn presented the assassin with opportunity and the quick slide into war as countries were drawn in by commitments of mutual defence made in treaties signed long ago.

This is a top flight book which gives you the strategic overview of the war to end all wars, if only that last phrase were true. At the end of the book there is a brief biography of major personalities involved in the war and a chronology of events.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Overview 29 Oct 2012

By M. Dowden HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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To be honest I was a bit dubious about this book at first, until I started reading it that is. People of my generation studied World War 1 at school, so have an extensive background into the subject, and also in my case our school did also take us to the Imperial War Museum, which also helped a lot in understanding what it was like to live and fight in the trenches.

This book tries to gather the main points together into something that will take you about an hour to read, also including appendices and photos. All in all this does actually do a great job of this. It shows how the war started and the reasons, as well as the main countries involved. Where else this excels is how it shows things being inter-connected, such as the Easter Uprisings in Ireland, the revolution in Russia, and how such countries as Israel started to be created. Of course this would not be complete if it didn't show the world how it was after the war and some of the reasons for the next World War.

This is ideal for anyone wanting to brush up on the First World War, and I would say that this is excellent for anyone having to study this for history and would be ideal for school children. With an active table of contents and the inclusion of photos obviously a lot of thought has gone into this.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless 24 Nov 2012

By The Emperor TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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This reads like a student essay. It jumps around too much and introduces names and events out of nowhere. The writing style is very poor. It is disjointed and lacks organisation.

I think that the idea of very short history books could work but the execution here fails. I know that this is currently free and that the other books in the series are currently 99p but you would be better off looking at numerous other free ( and legal) resources on the internet.

Even looking up WW1 on Wikipedia would be more rewarding than this book

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good short read

I downloaded this book wanting something to give a s short overview of the main events. It has enabled me to clearly map out some of the main events of World War One. Read more

Published 9 days ago by geoff taylor

4.0 out of 5 stars WW 1 straight to the point

Easy and understandable,most excellent. Clearly explains the conflict and the relationships between the warring factions. Very good explanation of the causes of the war.

Published 14 days ago by Paul E Skone

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent summary

This book is excellent to refresh your knowledge or to gain an overview of a topic. It does not go into depth but that is the whole idea of this series of books. Read more

Published 18 days ago by Lincs Lassie

4.0 out of 5 stars An accessible and fascinating read

This book gives a very readable overview of the First World War, explaining the basics well and allowing for you to move onto more complex histories of this period. Read more

Published 21 days ago by Thomas Hemsley

5.0 out of 5 stars Most informative!

Potted history of World War 1 in a very short read. Learnt a lot more than I already knew. Really well written and recommended to anyone wishing to have a quick "dip" into... Read more

Published 23 days ago by Markarmada

5.0 out of 5 stars one hour readings

I love these one hour books give you a brief and realistic insight of the events without the boring infils

Published 24 days ago by m l jones one hour readings

4.0 out of 5 stars Good short read

Excellent pithy explanation of 1st world war for someone who never studied it. Very accessible, clear and well worth reading. Probably useful for KS3 or KS4 background study.

Published 1 month ago by CS

4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable

Well written, easy to read... learnt alot. Can only assume all the information is correct as I have no previous knowledge.
Really enjoyed this.

Published 1 month ago by Vix Kirkpatrick

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview

Easy reading style giving basic facts which point towards more in depth reading. Worth reading now want to read WE2 and Cold War.

Published 1 month ago by Eric Simonelli

4.0 out of 5 stars History in a nutshell

Everything you need to know about the first world war. Easy to read and very informative with all the important facts and dates.

Published 1 month ago by morientes09

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