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One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten in American culture. It has become a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen merely as a distant preamble to World War II. In The Long Shadow critically acclaimed historian David Reynolds seeks to broaden our vision by assessing the impact of the Great War across the twentieth century. He shows how events in that turbulent century-particularly World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of Communism-shaped and reshaped attitudes to 1914-18. By exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism, as well as art and poetry, The Long Shadow is stunningly broad in its historical perspective. Reynolds throws light on the vast expanse of the last century and explains why 1914-18 is a conflict that America is still struggling to comprehend. Forging connections between people, places, and ideas, The Long Shadow ventures across the traditional subcultures of historical scholarship to offer a rich and layered examination not only of politics, diplomacy, and security but also of economics, art, and literature. The result is a magisterial reinterpretation of the place of the Great War in modern history.Product Identifiers
PublisherWW Norton & Co
ISBN-139780393351286
eBay Product ID (ePID)213287949
Product Key Features
Number of Pages544 Pages
Publication NameThe Long Shadow: the Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Reynolds
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height211 mm
Item Weight443 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid Reynolds