中文名: DK目击者丛书:第一次世界大战(英文原版)原名: DK Eyewitness Books : world war1
作者: 图书
发行时间: 2004年
内容简介:
Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life and death on the
Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of
the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation
after nation sent their men to join the carnage combine to present a dramatic
“eyewitness” view of this terrible war. See the bullet-riddled car of the heir to the
throne of Austria-Hungary; everyday life in the dugout; sappers mining tunnels
beneath the enemy; Mata Hari master the art of spying Learn how people avoided
gas attacks; when periscopes were used; what soldiers wrote home to their
sweethearts and mothers; the best way to use a tank; how troops flattened a
hillside; the meaning of Armistice Day Discover how it felt to go “over the top”; what
happened to all the bodies; how people dealt with shell shock; why war led to
revolution.
目录:
Contents
Divided Europe
The fatal shot
War in the west
Fighting men
Joining up
Digging the trenches
Life in the trenches
Ready to fight
Communication and supplies
Observation and patrol
Bombardment
Over the top
Casualty
Women at war
War in the air
Zeppelin
War at sea
Gallipoli
Verdun
Gas attack
The Eastern Front
War in the desert
Espionage
Tank warfare
The US enters the war
Under enemy lines
The final year
Armistice and peace
The cost of the war
Did you know?
Key people and places
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Glossary
Index