1917: War, Peace, and Revolution – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198702382, 0198702388, 9780191006777, 0191006777

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• ISBN-10: 0191006777
• ISBN-13: 9780191006777
• Author: David Stevenson

1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War One, David Stevenson, examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it continued to escalate. Two developments in particular — the Russian Revolution and American intervention — had worldwide repercussions. Offering a close examination of the key decisions, David Stevenson considers Germany’s campaign of ‘unrestricted’ submarine warfare, America’s declaration of war in response, and Britain’s frustration of German strategy by adopting the convoy system, as well as why (paradoxically) the military and political stalemate in Europe persisted.

Table contents:

Part I. Atlantic Prologue
1. Unleashing the U-boats
2. Enter America
3. Britain Adopts Convoys
Part II. Continental Impasse
4. Tsar Nicholas Abdicates
5. France Attacks
6. The Kerensky Offensive
7. The Road to Passchendaele
8. Collapse at Caporetto
9. Peace Moves and Their Rejection
Part III. Global Repercussions
10. The Spread of Intervention: Greece, Brazil, Siam, China
11. Responsible Government for India
12. A Jewish National Home
Part IV. Conclusion

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