Trevor Wilson Boeken

The First World War transformed the modern world, abruptly ending the relative peace of the Victorian era and unleashing the horrors of mechanized warfare and mass death. It also introduced ideas that shaped contemporary society, such as modernism in the arts and radical economic and social theories, ultimately undermining faith in rationalism and liberalism that had prevailed since the Enlightenment. John Keegan, a distinguished military historian, aims to provide a definitive account of this conflict, exploring how a civilization at its peak could descend into such devastation. He delves into the failed diplomatic efforts among Europe's leaders, revealing how a bilateral dispute escalated into a continent-wide war. Keegan's narrative focuses on the military aspects, vividly recounting legendary battles like Verdun, the Somme, and Gallipoli, while analyzing the strategies influenced by geography and technology. He also highlights the human side of the conflict, portraying key figures such as Tsar Nicholas II and generals like Haig and Hindenburg, while expressing deep sympathy for the countless unnamed soldiers whose sacrifices went unrecognized. By war's end, three major empires had collapsed, and the widespread devastation reshaped Europe, leaving lasting impacts on its politics and culture. Keegan's comprehensive account is poised to become a classic in world history.

Industrial and ironclad power reached its culmination in the war that engulfed Europe. As events would prove, however, the products of the industrial system of the 20th century, including the capacity of the system to transfer vast reserves of manpower from civilian to military employment at short notice, much more greatly favoured strategies of defence than offence. The outcome was a war of attrition and immobile fronts, eventually to be unlocked only when a second wave of industrial innovation yielded means - the tank, the aeroplane - to break the stalemate. This is a complete history of World War I. It is illustrated throughout and incorporates computer-generated cartography to bring the battlefields to life.

This is a history of World War I, seen through the eyes of Sir Henry Rawlinson, a middle-ranking commander who frequently acted under General Haig. By examining Rawlinson's role in the War, the authors are able to follow the actual events of the battlefield and show how they related to the strategies of the High Command. Rawlinson kept a diary in which he recorded his views on tactics and the day-to-day events of the conflict. The authors use the content of the diary as the basis of detailed discussions on night attacks, poison gas, the introduction of the tank, hurricane bombardment and creeping barrages. Command on the Western Front is not a biography, nor is it psychohistory. Rather, it uses Rawlinson as a lens through which to study the tactics of the time - tactics that usually proved woefully inadequate in dealing with the defensive positions that characterized industrial warfare.

In late 2004, Myanmar's best known general and long-serving leader of the military regime, General Khin Nyunt, was suddenly dismissed. This shock development, perpetrated by a regime that has defied all predictions of its demise and disintegration, generated widespread uncertainty both inside and outside the country. Official reassurances about continuing the 2003 "Road Map" process left many questions about the path ahead unanswered. Would political dialogue with opposition groups be resumed? How would increasingly restive ethnic groups respond? Would nascent civil society groups be able to play a role in national reconciliation? How would the new leadership deal with the flagging economy? What are the prospects for the large but under-funded and highly regulated agricultural sector? This book addresses these issues.

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