Dowswell, Paul.

The first world war / Paul Dowswell. - London : Usborne, 2007. - 137p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Usborne true stories. .

Today, almost a century after it was fought, the First World War still haunts us. With its aircraft, submarines, machine guns and tanks, it was the first modern war. But the generals who fought it came from an age of cavalry charges and dashing red uniforms. The result was slaughter on a massive scale - making it one of the most troubling wars in history.

ISBN: 0746088329 (pbk.) 9780746088326 (pbk.)