The human toll of the war to end all wars historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted great britain into war during the summer of 1914 as well as the small, but. To end all wars is well organized, thoroughly researched and passionately told narrative, but i cannot recommend the book without some serious qualification. At the end of this book, hochshild narrative writing, graduate sch. He led the first european efforts to develop the congo river basin. To end all wars quotes showing 17 of 7 unlike, say, witchburning, slavery, and apartheid, which were once taken for granted and are now officially outlawed, war is still with us. Nonfiction master russell freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of world war i.
How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild when the government produced a recruiting poster showing. Adam hochschild is a writer of journalism and history. This event was very much awaited by those states which were hopelessly fighting for almost five years in the war hitler started. Although he played a significant role in the development of the modern belgian state, he was also responsible for widespread atrocities committed under his rule against his colonial subjects.
Wwi, regardless of intention and speculation, was not the war to end all wars. Many of these dissenters were thrown in jail for their opposition to the war, from a future nobel prize winner to an editor behind bars who distributed a. Today, the phrase, the war to end all wars is uttered somewhat tongue in cheek. There is no question that adam hochschild is a great writer. Renowned author adam hochschilds most recent work to end all wars. Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. In addition to killing approximately 20 million soldiers and civilians, the war also. For years after world war one, it was known as the great war. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Wwi effected the rupture of civilization on many levelsthe efficacy of war machinery for mass murder, the collapse of colonial empires, the destabilization of the status quo by modern ideas such as socialism, womens. Even the american president roosevelt was equally confident that defeating germany and japan was only a. As war histories go there are probably more detailed blow by blow books but in this centenary of the start of the war to end all wars, hochschild s history is a vital counterpoint to the cowardly conservative ministers and revisionist historians who wish to rewrite the history of the great war and make it seem like a fight for democracy and. To end all wars focuses on the longignored moral drama of the war s critics, alongside its generals and heroes. See all 17 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 hochschild, adam, morey, arthur on. Knowing that the century that has transpired since wells and wilson first coined the phrase have been covered with war after war after war. In this brilliant new work of history, adam hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions between them. The result is a book that is powerful in its detail and that engenders a gutlevel understanding of the terrible disruptive impact of war in the field and at home. And for those of you who have been following my writings along, id like to know how well you think ive progressed since my last story because ive been.
Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Publication date 1914 topics world war, 19141918 publisher london, f. In the past youve written mostly about issues of human rights and social justice, but now a book about the first world warwhy. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. Born in new york city in 1942, he graduated from harvard in 1963 with a b. In the nuclear age, the consequences would be dreadful, and most politicians in both the u. Houghton mifflin harcourt, 2011 presented a heartbreaking tale of the mass slaughter of the first world war and a sympathetic portrayal of those who opposed the conflict.
They include the brother and sister whose views on the war could not have been more diametrically opposed he a career soldier, she a committed pacifist. We do live in a potentially explosive world, but i think there is one mistake we wont repeat. Go over the bombing of pearl harbor by discussing what students already know and share the facts on slide 4. Yet for all that, hochschild has done his work well.
I found this book to be an enjoyable and fascinating account of the great war and those within british society who opposed englands participation. Reviewed by george scialabba history, observed gibbon, is a record of the crimes and follies of humankind. Leopold ii, king of the belgians from 1865 to 1909. Thus, the allied landing raised new hopes that germany would eventually be defeated. Adam hochschild does many things well in this account of world war i as experienced by great britain. To end all wars, by adam hochschild the globe and mail. To end all wars by adam hochschild book trailer youtube. To end all wars quotes by adam hochschild goodreads. Recently, europe celebrated 70 years since the allies landed in normandy. Surprise ending to pbem g by epaminondas thu mar 26, 2020 11. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 9780547750316. The first international human rights movement, 2005, etc. Quite possibly, i would think, the terms world war one and world war two were coined by the same person, in the same writing.
This is a good book about the first world war and american society. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 adam hochschild world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 paperback march 6 2012 by adam hochschild author 4. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918, adam hochschild brings the centuryold story of world war i to life in a stark and dramatic new way. Adam hochschild on world war i and the role of the. To end all wars could bring anything new to the field. In my opinion king leopolds ghost is perfect, while to end of all wars is very good but has small flaws. From the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the war s critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims.
Woodrow wilsons fatuous claim about the european war of 191418 sarcastically annexed by adam hochschild for the title of this moving and important book was an object of satire and. Americas path to permanent war adam hochschild is the rare historian who fuses deep scholarship with novelistic flair. Looking back on 19141918, adam hochschild, the university of kansas. In part, this book is the story of some of these war resisters and of the example they set, if not for their own time, then perhaps for the future. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Sadly, the lens of history tells us that this was only the beginning and not the war to end them all. In a riveting, suspenseful narrative with haunting echoes for our own time, adam hochschild brings it.
Ive long been obsessed and fascinated by the war, for it remade our world for the worse in almost every conceivable way. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild in djvu, fb3, txt download ebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The human toll of the war to end all wars historian adam hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted great britain into war during the. Well, heres my new story, hope youll give it a chance. First world war a century on, time to hail the peacemakers. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild. Who was the first to use the term world war two, the term that stuck, eclipsing the earlier usage. A story of greed, terror, and heroism in colonial africa. In to end all wars, adam hochschild pairs an account of british soldiers at war in france during world war i with a report of the efforts of pacifists and war resisters back home in england. Having read numerous books on the great war i wondered if adam hochschilds new book. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141919 by adam hochschild. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and toplevel military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands of casualties all contributed to the great war, which people hoped and believed would be the only.