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At the Eleventh Hour: Reflections, Hopes, and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918

Door Hugh P. Cecil e.a.

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#370612-ZC28
Titel	At the Eleventh Hour: Reflections, Hopes, and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918
Auteur	Cecil, Hugh P. & Peter Liddle
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Leo Cooper Books
Jaar van uitgave	1998
ISBN10	0850526094
ISBN13	9780850526097
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original burgundy boards, gilt lettered spine, some illustrations (including photographs) in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	When the Great War of 1914-1918 came to a close, the reaction of the belligerent countries ranged from hope and joy to despair and anxiety, from a sense of release to anger, or bewilderment. In France and the British Empire, for example, the mood of triumph was tempered for many by an awareness of losses in dead and disabled or of unfinished business. Among those American soldiers who missed the fighting, there were those who felt disappointment. Social fissures coloured Belgian responses even in the hour of victory. In Germany, there was relief, but also disbelief and bitterness in defeat. The Slav populations of the Austro-Hungarian Empire eagerly greeted the moment of their liberation. The Japanese viewed the coming of peace with detachment. This volume, written by historical scholars f... (Lees verder)rom all over the world, draws on their specialist expertise and from original letters, diaries, public records and newspapers, to chart and analyse reactions in particular countries. The contributors work demonstrates the complexity of national attitudes towards the war and brings home, tragically, the fragile and illusory nature of the peace that dawned in the autumn of 1918.
Pagina's	494
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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