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The Great War in history, debates and controversies, 1914 to the present, Jay Winter and Antoine Prost

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-240) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The Great War in history

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Jay Winter and Antoine Prost

"Since the Armistice, a vast literature has been produced on the First World War and its repercussions. For the first time, two leading historians from the United States and France have produced a fully comparative analysis of the ways in which this history has been written and interpreted. The book identifies three generations of historians, literary scholars, film directors and writers who have commented upon the war. Through a thematic structure, it assesses not only diplomatic and military studies but also the social and cultural interpretations of the Great War as seen primarily through the eyes of French, German, and British writers. It provides a case study of the practice of history in the twentieth century and of the enduring importance of the national lens in shaping historical narrative. This study will prove invaluable reading to scholars and students in history, war studies, European studies, and international relations."--Jacket

Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare, no. 21

debates and controversies, 1914 to the present

Three historiographical configurations -- Politicians and diplomats: why war and for what aims? -- Generals and ministers: who commanded and how? -- Soldiers: how did they wage war? -- Businessmen, industrialists, and bankers: how was the economic war waged? -- Workers: did war prevent or provoke revolution? -- Civilians: how did they make war and survive it? -- Agents of memory: how did people live between remembrance and forgetting? -- The great war in history