{"product_id":"9780794838720","title":"The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection","description":"The Great War offers a gripping narrative, richly illustrated by seldom-seen images. Learn the story of the Great War as only award-winning military historians Robert J. Dalessandro and Erin R. Mahan could tell it. Contents: Our Last Summer—The world stage before August 1914: a political and socio-economic overview; the Balkan Crisis and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; the politics and science of mobilization. A War of Attrition—The war before the entry of the United States; 1914 and the violation of Belgium; 1915 stalemate and other fronts; 1916 and the bloody Somme. The Yanks Are Coming—America’s entry into the war; the arrival of American troops; the 1918 Allied advance; the American Meuse-Argonne campaign. The Armistice—The day the war ended; the Versailles Treaty; the Watch on the Rhine; the occupation of Germany; Plan 1919, and Europe redrawn. With highlights on wartime aviation; the war in the Middle East; chemical warfare; tanks; trenches; major Asian powers; German U-boats; shell shock; the Italian campaigns; and the price of the war.","brand":"Whitman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078225871088,"sku":"9780794838720","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780794838720_p0.jpg?v=1763666520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780794838720","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}