
The Great War and the Twentieth Century
2000
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World War I set in motion profound changes that led not only to the dissolution of defeated empires but also to the collapse of the optimistic assumption of progress that had defined the nineteenth century. In this book leading experts on the Great War provide a wide-ranging view of this war's causes, character, and legacy and show how it provides an essential framework for understanding the entire twentieth century.
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