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Dec 16, 2011BertBailey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fine introduction to this subject - the First World War - for those of us who know little about it but are curious. Probably one of the best launching pads to further reading. This was my first look into these 'Very short introductions', which are illustrated, in plain language yet written by experts in the field, and, of course, brief and truly pocket-sized. They're up there, as a series, with the Penguin Classics, and may well be the best idea the Oxford U Press has had in a long while. 'Glad to see the OPL has invested in this series, as I've now ordered several more.