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A School History of the Great War

Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson

Book Overview: 

A brief history of The Great War (World War I) designed for students in grades seven and eight. Special emphasis on European history leading up to the war, reasons and events leading to America’s eventual entering the war, and possible ramifications of the war for future generations.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Great Britain and the Boers of South Africa, and the war between Russia and Japan. These wars made it clear that with the applications of modern science warfare had become so terrible that, if the nations could not arrange by agreement for its abolition, they should at least take steps to lessen its horrors. This was the chief reason back of the invitation for a second Hague Conference, which was issued by the Czar at the suggestion of President Roosevelt. Forty-seven nations—nearly all the nations of the world—- were represented when the conference assembled on June 15, 1907.

Attempts were made to reopen the questions of disarmament and compulsory arbitration, but without success. Germany again stood firmly against both suggestions. The conference consequently confined its efforts almost entirely to drawing up a code of international laws—especially those regulating the actual conduct of war—known as "the Hague Conventions." They con. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I just finished the 1918 version and it was marvelous. Tremendously informative, interestingly opinionated and, at the same time, a bit sad - as they didn't know what was coming.

Greatly enjoy this little book although it’s designated as a school book, I probably learned more from this than some of the giant tombs on World War I. While the book is over 100 years old it presents in concise well organized format in plain English. It’s always interesting to have the perspective

It is pretty interesting view of the Great War from people living at the time. It is very much from an American point of view, almost to the point of being not just against the Central Powers, but being anti-German.

A wonderfully short piece of American government propaganda printed just after the close of the First World War. Printed for the purposes of educating the public on the origins, outbreak, and close of the war in 1918, this book provides the most elementary facts on the primary global powers and the

I just finished an original 1919 version of this school book. Very interesting to read the perspective of history as it is happening. As was stated it was sad to see what these reparations would cause in just a few years into the future.