The First World War Audiobook CD Abridged by John Keegan Read by Simon Prebble

The First World War Audiobook CD Abridged by John Keegan Read by Simon Prebble Synopsis: The highest praise greeted the hardcover publication of this engrossing, brilliant book - THE definitive story of the Great War, the war that created the modern world, unleashing the terrors of mechanized warfare and mass death, and establishing the political fault lines that imperil European stability to this day. Keegan takes us behind the scenes of the doomed diplomatic efforts to avert the catastrophe; he probes the haunting question of how a civilization at the height of its cultural achievement and prosperity could propel itself toward ruin with so little provocation; his panoramic narrative brings to life the nightmarish engagements whose names have become legend - Verdun, the Somme, Gallipoli - as with profound sympathy, he explores the minds of Joffe, Haig and Hindenburg, the famed generals who directed the cataclysm. From the Trade Paperback edition. Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group, Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Author: John Keegan Read by: Simon Prebble Title: The First World War ISBN-13: 9780739312490 Publication Date: May, 2004 Product color may vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings Used, good condition