American Heritage History of World War I (Used Hardcover) - S.L.A. Marshall

Published in a cardboard sleeve.

In this book, renowned military historian Marshall, a World War I veteran, describes and analyzes the origins, course, and immediate aftermath of the colossal conflict. The story begins with a look backward at a world ensnared in a network of alliances. Out of this setting emerged the cunning diplomats and statesmen who maneuvered and blundered their countries into positions that made the war inevitable. Once committed, the nations of Europe aligned into two, mighty opposing forces, and went jauntily into war, each confident that the conflict would be over before it really began.

Marshall follows the personalities, strategies, errors, and the unremitting slaughter of the next four years. The story ends with the ill-conceived Treaty of Versailles, which sowed the seeds that would plunge the following generation into another world war.

Published 1964 American Heritage Publishing Co.

384 pages

9" X 11.25"

Condition: This book is in Very Good Condition. The pages are clean and unmarked. The burgundy cloth cover, while slightly faded, shows very little wear. The sleeve is worn on the corners, has some scuffs, and has a small torn section where a sticker was ripped off. The sleeve is otherwise intact and still sturdy.