History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the Worlds Greatest War

ity detailed. "Two ideals have been before us in the preparation of this necessary work. These are simplicity and thoroughness. It is of no avail to describe the greatest of human events if the description is so confused that the reader loses interest. Thoroughness is an historical essential beyond price. So it is that official documents prepared in many instances upon the field of battle, and others taken from the files of the governments at war, are the basis of this work. Maps and photographs of unusual clearness and high authenticity illuminate the text. All that has gone into war making, into the regeneration of the world, are herein set forth with historical particularity. The stark horrors of Belgium, the blighting terrors of chemical warfare, the governmental restrictions placed upon hundreds of millions of civilians, the war sacrifices falling on all the civilized peoples of earth, are in these pages. "It is a book that mankind can well read and treasure." With an introduction by General Peyton C. March, Chief of Staff of the United States Army. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.