{"product_id":"the-great-war-a-combat-history-of-the-first-world-war","title":"The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War","description":"Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist\n\nWorld War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. \"Total war\" emerged as a grim, mature reality.\n\nIn The Great War, Peter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict. Focusing on the decisive engagements, Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides. He surveys the belligerent nations, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Russia, for example, was obsessed with securing an exit from the Black Sea, while France--having lost to Prussia in 1871, before Germany united--constructed a network of defensive alliances, even as it held a grudge over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hart offers deft portraits of the commanders, the prewar plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0190227354\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0190227354.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hart, Peter\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534142079037,"sku":"BVV.0190227354.A","price":7.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0190227354-0.jpg?v=1788211230","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-great-war-a-combat-history-of-the-first-world-war","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}