Purpose

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Purpose

• Treats the causes, course and effects of WWI
• treat the states involved, the major theatres of
  war, the campaigns, the individual battles, the
  major weapons systems, the diplomatic
  conferences, and important individuals on both
  sides of the conflict.
• Home front, role of women, art and literature,
  major controversies, turning points

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Purpose

• Not only will it make an evening of fascinating
  reading easier by providing a handy reference, it
  will also be a significant contribution to the
  benefits of studying the First World War.
  (xxvii)

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Purpose

• Furthermore
• It will contribute to our understanding of how
  wars occur and that this knowledge might help in
  preventing them in the future.

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Scope

• Covers World War I
• Primarily 1914-1918
• Covers relevant preceding and proceeding events
• Discusses controversies

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Audience

• scholars researching the war and students
  seeking to learn more about the conflict.
• Clear, concise, jargon-free, simple
• Perfect for high school and university
• Student Encyclopedia also available
• Geared for American audience

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• Overshadowed by the enormous amount of writing
  on the Second World War, the First World War has
  generally been accorded a readership much smaller
  than it deserves. That attitude has prevailed in
  the United States, because the period of our
  participation was too short to affect the whole
  of American society. (xxv)

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• We Americans, not known for false modesty
  regarding our achievements, are sometimes prone
  to claim that we won the war. Such an attitude
  sits poorly with the French and British, whose
  staggering losses between 1914 and 1918 dwarf
  those of the United States. And yet it is safe
  to say that had it not been for the United States
  entering the war in April of 1917, Germany and
  Austria would have emerged victorious. (xxvi)

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Format

• Five volume, hardcover encyclopedia
• Acid free paper
• Large, easy-to-read font
• Black and white photographs, maps
• Volume 5 Documents
• Also available as an e-Book

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Format

• Word-by-word alphabetization
• Black and Tans
• Black Hand
• All entries are cross-referenced with a list of
  additional readings
• Not cross-referenced to the Documents Volume

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format

• Selected Medal of Honor and Victoria Cross
  recipients
• Comparison guide of Army/Navy ranks
• Chronology
• Glossary of terms, abbreviations, including slang
• Historiography of World War I
• Extensive Bibliography
• List of contributors

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Points of interest

• Canada, Role in War
• Canada did not make an individual declaration of
  war in August 1914, but it enthusiastically
  followed Britain into conflict.
• infamous Ross rifle
• Alcohol

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Spencer C. Tucker

• Served as Army Captain in Vietnam
• John Biggs Chair of Military History at the
  Virginia Military Institute
• Professor of History at Texas Christian
  University
• Written/edited 25 books

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Naval Warfare An International Encyclopedia
(2002)
World War I A Student Encyclopedia (2005)
The Encyclopedia of World War II A Political,
Social, and Military History (2004)
World War II A Student Encyclopedia (2005)
Encyclopedia of American Military History (2003)
The Encyclopedia of the Korean War A Political,
Social, and Military History (2002)
The European Powers in the First World War An
Encyclopedia (1996)
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War A Political,
Social, and Military History (1998)
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Other Contributors

• Boasts 175 contributors, including scholars from
  around the world, giving this encyclopedia an
  unprecedented global perspective.

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Cost

• ABC-Clio
• Book 485 USD
• E-Book 605 USD
• Both 850
• Amazon
• 549.84 CDN
• Chapters
• 647.50

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Reviews

• Mostly positive
• Controversial essays too few, too short
• Won the 2006 Outstanding Reference Source
  RUSA/ALA