Evidence, History and the Great War: Historians and the Impact of 1914-18

by J. Braybon

Book Overview

In the English-speaking world the Great War maintains a tenacious grip on the public imagination, and also continues to draw historians to an event which has been interpreted variously as a symbol of modernity, the midwife to the twentieth century and an agent of social change. Although much 'common knowledge' about the war and its aftermath has included myth, simplification and generalisation, this has often been accepted uncritically by popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571818014
• ISBN13: 9781571818010
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"