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The First World War is an option text for the new Modern World History GCSE courses. It is particularly suitable for use with MEG and SEG syllabuses. Andrew Wrenn considers the nature and significance of fighting during the First World War. Topics covered include the German invasion of Belgium and France; the war on the Western Front; the portrayal of the war by the press, governments and artists; the war in the air and at sea; the impact of the war on the Home Front; the Gallipoli campaign and war on other fronts. With an enquiry-based approach, the book is structured around key investigations, background briefings and reviews of the topics covered. Using a wide range of sources, vivid pictorial evidence, maps and diagrams, Andrew Wrenn has produced a text which will be both manageable in extent, and accessible and motivating to a wide range of students.

Author Biography

Wrenn-St. John's School, Marlborough

Table of Contents

Origins of the First World War; The two plans; Failure of the Schlieffen Plan; The Western Front; Propaganda; Fighting spirit; Recruitment and resistance; Verdun; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig; Stalemate on the Western front; November 1918: the end of the war; Review: The war on the Western Front; The war at sea; Submarine war; The British naval blockade of Germany; The war in the air; Review: The war at sea and in the air; Defending the realm; The war and British women; Review: The Home Front in Britain; The Russian front; The Gallipoli Campaign; The other fronts; Review: The fighting on other fronts.

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