World War I in 100 Objects

World War I in 100 ObjectsDescription by Peter Doyle Hardcover A dynamic social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. General readers and history buffs alike have made bestsellers of books like A History of the World in 100 Objects. In that tradition, this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal and volatile events of modern history. In World War I in 100 Objects, military historian Peter Doyle

Barkley served in Company K of the 4th Infantry Regiment

Massie’s special and widely hailed literary mastery

But he also found an abiding fondness for America and Americans

They show how archaeology can be used to reveal the position of trenches

Others would bring home decorations and tales of high life experiences in Paris

fails to give Gertrude Bell her due

A captivating

Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France

racing toward the Rhine and forcing Kaiser Wilhelm II to sue for peace

World War I was a watershed in modern world history

The Tree of Life is a 1909 work by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt who founded the school of painting known as the Vienna Sezession - a group of painters who revolted against academic art in favor of a highly decorative style similar to Art Nouveau

who was just 15 when he enlisted