A comprehensive overview of the global conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the causes, events, consequences, and aftermath of the war that involved millions of soldiers, civilians, and countries. Find out the treaties, commanders, casualties, and legacy of World War I.
29 de out. de 2009 · Learn about the causes, facts and dates of World War I, also known as the Great War, that started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Explore how the war unfolded on the Western and Eastern Fronts, with new military technologies and trench warfare, and how it ended with the Allied Powers' victory.
This first volume of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive account of the war's military history. An international team of leading historians charts how a war made possible by globalization and imperial expansion unfolded into catastrophe, growing year by year in scale and destructive power far beyond that which anyone had anticipated in 1914.
Summary of important facts regarding World War I, major international conflict fought from 1914 to 1918. More than 25 countries eventually participated, aligning with either the Allied or the Central powers. Most of the battles took place in Europe and the Middle East.
World War I was fought from 1914 to 1918. Learn more about World War I combatants, battles and generals, and what caused World War I.