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gorillahands's review
3.0
This is a good compendium of the first great war. It is filled with a lot of facts and is very linear in what happened. It can be a lot to handle at times but you will gain a lot of knowledge from this book.
There is nothing horrible or spectacular about his writing style. He does a good job of not being biased toward any one side and seems to give equal criticism to all powers.
Do not expect a riveting read from this book but if you want to know what happened in world war I, read this book.
There is nothing horrible or spectacular about his writing style. He does a good job of not being biased toward any one side and seems to give equal criticism to all powers.
Do not expect a riveting read from this book but if you want to know what happened in world war I, read this book.
marct22's review
5.0
Quite good for a quick history of WWI. I had to go back and re-read the first chapter trying to figure out why the death of ArchDuke Ferdinand spawned such destruction, especially when it appeared most of the key players, including his own father, didn't see his death as an overall tragedy. I didn't fully realize how late in the war we Americans entered, at least from a soldier-perspective. For a quick introduction to WWI, it's highly recommended!
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