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2002
In August 1914 what had been threatened half a dozen times over the previous decade actually occurred: a war began in Europe that involved the great powers and soon became world-wide. The war was hardly a surprise, for Europe was armed to the teeth. In order to maintain the largest armies possible with the latest military equipment, governments had ...
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In August 1914 what had been threatened half a dozen times over the previous decade actually occurred: a war began in Europe that involved the great powers and soon became world-wide. The war was hardly a surprise, for Europe was armed to the teeth. In order to maintain the largest armies possible with the latest military equipment, governments had ...
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1990
The First World War appears on all four of the main Examining Group syllabus in two places: for full details, see pages 3–5.
Jon Nichol, Sean Lang
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The First World War appears on all four of the main Examining Group syllabus in two places: for full details, see pages 3–5.
Jon Nichol, Sean Lang
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Journal for Maritime Research, 2015
Traditional Anglophone interpretations of the First World War have tended to be dominated by accounts of events on the Western Front with brief asides looking at the war in the East and in other th...
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Traditional Anglophone interpretations of the First World War have tended to be dominated by accounts of events on the Western Front with brief asides looking at the war in the East and in other th...
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1977
THE First World War did much to develop the pre-war system of collective bargaining. Hitherto employers’ organisations had played a major role in developing the system, but the initiative now passed to the state [20:127]. In 1915 the government introduced compulsory arbitration as a means of resolving disputes during wartime.
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THE First World War did much to develop the pre-war system of collective bargaining. Hitherto employers’ organisations had played a major role in developing the system, but the initiative now passed to the state [20:127]. In 1915 the government introduced compulsory arbitration as a means of resolving disputes during wartime.
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1998
Analysis of the political impact of naval force enters a new dirnension when this is applied to the causes and conduct of the Great War of 1914–18. In earlier wars navies had often been important in the actual fighting and the victories they won at sea sometimes had significant political consequences.
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Analysis of the political impact of naval force enters a new dirnension when this is applied to the causes and conduct of the Great War of 1914–18. In earlier wars navies had often been important in the actual fighting and the victories they won at sea sometimes had significant political consequences.
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, 2016 The First World War as a global war
First World War Studies, 2010This article discusses the widening of the First World War from a European war to a global war and what that meant for the participants. Today's politicians, who talk (albeit tautologically) of an ‘increasingly globalized world’, forget how already ‘globalized’ the world seemed in 1914, especially if you happened to live in London.
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2019
In the First World War, Prandtl’s Airship Model Research Institute was commissioned to carry out a number of aerodynamic investigations on bombs and parts of aircraft. In 1915, he received funds from the War Ministry for the construction of a large research centre which had little to do with airships and, after the war, was renamed the Aerodynamische ...
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In the First World War, Prandtl’s Airship Model Research Institute was commissioned to carry out a number of aerodynamic investigations on bombs and parts of aircraft. In 1915, he received funds from the War Ministry for the construction of a large research centre which had little to do with airships and, after the war, was renamed the Aerodynamische ...
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2005
The most persistent assumption underlying the decisions taken by the great powers in July and August 1914 was the illusion that the ensuing war would be short. The thinking behind this was relatively simple: modern methods of transportation and communications created unprecedented opportunities for speed and mobility in attack.
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The most persistent assumption underlying the decisions taken by the great powers in July and August 1914 was the illusion that the ensuing war would be short. The thinking behind this was relatively simple: modern methods of transportation and communications created unprecedented opportunities for speed and mobility in attack.
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2000
This book provides a fresh assessment of the impact of the First World War on the international economy. Leading academics offer new perspectives on the effects of the War on the long-term growth rates of the belligerent countries and examine its impact on individual sectors within these economies.
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This book provides a fresh assessment of the impact of the First World War on the international economy. Leading academics offer new perspectives on the effects of the War on the long-term growth rates of the belligerent countries and examine its impact on individual sectors within these economies.
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