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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Russell FreedmanPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780544021716ISBN 10: 0544021711 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 02 April 2013 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews-In his signature lucid style, Freedman offers a photo-essay that examines World War I. . .An important addition to history curriculum.---Booklist, starred review-Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection.---School Library Journal, starred review-Freedman once again demonstrates his incomparable mastery of presenting complex, sweeping historical subjects in an engaging, dynamic narrative.---Kirkus Reviews, starred review-[Freedman's] dramatic, often heart-wrenching narrative ends with a brief description of the rise of Hitler, leading to the reopening of hostilities in 1939. Although his focus is the war in Europe, and the book is unusually evenhanded in assessing the faults and virtues of the combatant countries, Freedman touches on fighting elsewhere in the world.---Horn Book, starred review-It was the war that world leaders didn't want to fight, and the war that didn't quite end, and here Freedman narrates its story with a steady eye on the wasteful atrocity that ushered in modern warfare. . . . Freedman's timely organization of chronological events and topical issues is masterful, and the allegretto pacing of his narration seems deceptively effortless.---The Bulletin, starred review -This gritty, well-sourced account of WWI offers a compelling and often horrific look at the conflict. Freedman (Washington at Valley Forge) hooks readers with his fluid style and a detail-rich story of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination and the political powder keg that existed at the time in Europe...Readers' conclusions will likely mirror that of a French soldier writing in his diary just before he was killed: -Humanity is mad!... What scenes of horror and carnage!---Publishers Weekly, starred review In his signature lucid style, Freedman offers a photo-essay that examines World War I. . .An important addition to history curriculum.--Booklist, starred review Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection.--School Library Journal, starred review Freedman once again demonstrates his incomparable mastery of presenting complex, sweeping historical subjects in an engaging, dynamic narrative.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review [Freedman's] dramatic, often heart-wrenching narrative ends with a brief description of the rise of Hitler, leading to the reopening of hostilities in 1939. Although his focus is the war in Europe, and the book is unusually evenhanded in assessing the faults and virtues of the combatant countries, Freedman touches on fighting elsewhere in the world.--Horn Book, starred review It was the war that world leaders didn't want to fight, and the war that didn't quite end, and here Freedman narrates its story with a steady eye on the wasteful atrocity that ushered in modern warfare. . . . Freedman's timely organization of chronological events and topical issues is masterful, and the allegretto pacing of his narration seems deceptively effortless.--The Bulletin, starred review This gritty, well-sourced account of WWI offers a compelling and often horrific look at the conflict. Freedman (Washington at Valley Forge) hooks readers with his fluid style and a detail-rich story of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination and the political powder keg that existed at the time in Europe...Readers' conclusions will likely mirror that of a French soldier writing in his diary just before he was killed: Humanity is mad!... What scenes of horror and carnage!--Publishers Weekly, starred review In his signature lucid style, Freedman offers a photo-essay that examines World War I. . .An important addition to history curriculum. -- Booklist, starred review Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection. -- School Library Journal, starred review Freedman once again demonstrates his incomparable mastery of presenting complex, sweeping historical subjects in an engaging, dynamic narrative. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review [Freedman's] dramatic, often heart-wrenching narrative ends with a brief description of the rise of Hitler, leading to the reopening of hostilities in 1939. Although his focus is the war in Europe, and the book is unusually evenhanded in assessing the faults and virtues of the combatant countries, Freedman touches on fighting elsewhere in the world. -- Horn Book, starred review It was the war that world leaders didn't want to fight, and the war that didn't quite end, and here Freedman narrates its story with a steady eye on the wasteful atrocity that ushered in modern warfare. . . . Freedman's timely organization of chronological events and topical issues is masterful, and the allegretto pacing of his narration seems deceptively effortless. -- The Bulletin, starred review This gritty, well-sourced account of WWI offers a compelling and often horrific look at the conflict. Freedman (Washington at Valley Forge) hooks readers with his fluid style and a detail-rich story of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination and the political powder keg that existed at the time in Europe...Readers' conclusions will likely mirror that of a French soldier writing in his diary just before he was killed: Humanity is mad!... What scenes of horror and carnage! -- Publishers Weekly, starred review In his signature lucid style, Freedman offers a photo-essay that examines World War I. . .An important addition to history curriculum. -- Booklist, starred review Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection. -- School Library Journal, starred review Freedman once again demonstrates his incomparable mastery of presenting complex, sweeping historical subjects in an engaging, dynamic narrative. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review [Freedman's] dramatic, often heart-wrenching narrative ends with a brief description of the rise of Hitler, leading to the reopening of hostilities in 1939. Although his focus is the war in Europe, and the book is unusually evenhanded in assessing the faults and virtues of the combatant countries, Freedman touches on fighting elsewhere in the world. -- Horn Book, starred review It was the war that world leaders didn't want to fight, and the war that didn't quite end, and here Freedman narrates its story with a steady eye on the wasteful atrocity that ushered in modern warfare. . . . Freedman's timely organization of chronological events and topical issues is masterful, and the allegretto pacing of his narration seems deceptively effortless. -- The Bulletin, starred review This gritty, well-sourced account of WWI offers a compelling and often horrific look at the conflict. Freedman (Washington at Valley Forge) hooks readers with his fluid style and a detail-rich story of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination and the political powder keg that existed at the time in Europe...Readers' conclusions will likely mirror that of a French soldier writing in his diary just before he was killed: Humanity is mad!... What scenes of horror and carnage! -- Publishers Weekly, starred review In his signature lucid style, Freedman offers a photo-essay that examines World War I. . .An important addition to history curriculum. -- Booklist, starred review Elegantly written and filled with vivid, powerful photographs, this masterful work demands a spot in every collection. -- School Library Journal, starred review<br> <br> Freedman once again demonstrates his incomparable mastery of presenting complex, sweeping historical subjects in an engaging, dynamic narrative. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review <p> [Freedman's] dramatic, often heart-wrenching narrative ends with a brief description of the rise of Hitler, leading to the reopening of hostilities in 1939. Although his focus is the war in Europe, and the book is unusually evenhanded in assessing the faults and virtues of the combatant countries, Freedman touches on fighting elsewhere in the world. -- Horn Book, starred review It was the war that world leaders didn't want to fight, and the war that didn't quite end, and here Freedman narrates its story with a steady eye on the wasteful atrocity that ushered in modern warfare. . . . Freedman's timely organization of chronological events and topical issues is masterful, and the allegretto pacing of his narration seems deceptively effortless. -- The Bulletin, starred review<br><br> <p> This gritty, well-sourced account of WWI offers a compelling and often horrific look at the conflict. Freedman (Washington at Valley Forge) hooks readers with his fluid style and a detail-rich story of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination and the political powder keg that existed at the time in Europe...Readers' conclusions will likely mirror that of a French soldier writing in his diary just before he was killed: Humanity is mad!... What scenes of horror and carnage! -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Author InformationRussell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |