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5 giorni fa · Combat Resilience in the First World War – a Historiographical Review. Book: Enduring the Great War: Combat, Morale and Collapse in the German and British Armies, 1914-1918. Alexander Watson. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN: 9780521881012; 312pp.; Price: £55.00.
5 giorni fa · Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780521193078; 398pp.; Price: £55.00. In the introduction to his illuminating monograph The Italian Army and the First World War, John Gooch laments the state of the current historiography that has marginalised – and continues to marginalise – the so-called ‘minor’ theatres and ...
25 mag 2024 · August 6: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. August 9: The United States drops a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. World War II (WWII) was a long and bloody war that lasted for six years, from 1939 to 1945. See a detailed World War II timeline with key dates here.
23 mag 2024 · The idea of regulating labour at an international level gradually gained favour throughout the 19th century. The First World War marked a watershed in the movement: the Paris Peace Conference that opened on 29 January 1919 established the Commission on International Labour Legislation to draft the constitution of a permanent international organization.
3 giorni fa · Many believed after the First World War that wars were started by mistake, in which case the League of Nations could prevent them; or that they were caused by large-scale armaments, in which case disarmament was the remedy; or that they were caused by national grievances, in which case the grievances should be redressed peacefully.
26 mag 2024 · The First World War, which began in August 1914 and ended in November 1918, was a watershed event in modern history. It involved over 30 nations and resulted in the deaths of millions of soldiers and civilians. One of the key players in this global conflict was Great Britain, which entered the war on August 4, 1914, following Germany‘s ...
1 giorno fa · Following the Armistice of Compiègne on 11 November 1918 that ended World War I, the years 1918–1924 were marked by turmoil as the Russian Civil War continued to rage on, and Eastern Europe struggled to recover from the devastation of the First World War and the destabilising effects of not just the collapse of the Russian Empire, but the destruction of the German, Austro-Hungarian, and ...
