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Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. How the first world war divided britain by adam hochschild, in very good condition. To end all wars is well organized, thoroughly researched and passionately told narrative, but i cannot recommend the book without some serious qualification. Using the history of the british conscientious objectors movement as a framework, adam hochschilds to end all wars is a succinct, readable overview of word war i. To end all wars by adam hochschild catastrophe 1914 by max hastings. Jan 02, 2012 adam hochschild is a brilliant writer. This is the kind of investigatory history hochschild pulls off like no one else.
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A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 2011, bury the chains 2005, the mirror at midnight 1990, the unquiet ghost 1994, and spain in our hearts 2016. A former editor of mother jones magazine, hochschild lives in san francisco and teaches writing at the graduate school of journalism at the university of california, berkeley. He spoke about the topic, also subject of his latest book, at the brecht forum in new york city. Implicit in adam hochschilds account is this chilling warning. 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.
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Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how its challenged. Download file pdf to end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion 1914 1918 adam hochschildhistory, to end all wars, focuses on those who fought and also on those who refused. Author adam hochschild explores those divisions in his book. 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.
Product description world war i stands as one of historys most senseless spasms of carnage, defying rational explanation. To end all wars could bring anything new to the field. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 paperback mar 6 2012. Adam hochschilds stirring account of world war i concentrates on appalling losses in the ranks and the courage of dissenters. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. May, 2011 to say all of the above is only to hint at what hochschild has accomplished in to end all wars. The lives of the authors many characters dovetail elegantly in this moving, accessible book.
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Army reserve 19641970 cofounded mother jones magazine in 1974, editor and writer 197681 npr commentator in washington, d. Apr 27, 2012 tracing the divides in 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. Excerpt to end all wars by adam hochschild the new. Two wellknown sisters split so bitterly over the war that they ended up publishing newspapers that attacked each other. Today, hundreds of military cemeteries spread across the fields of northern france and belgium contain the bodies of millions of men who died in the war to end all wars. At the end of this book, hochshild narrative writing, graduate sch. Apr, 2011 from the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. In my opinion king leopolds ghost is perfect, while to end of all wars is very good but has small flaws. Standard histories rarely touch on the topic, but there were many who devoted considerable energies to do just that, often risking life and limb in the process. From the author of king leopolds ghost, a sweeping history of world war i, showcasing the wars critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. Adam hochschild talked about his history of world war one as it was experienced by the british. To end all wars ebook by adam hochschild rakuten kobo. A story of loyalty and rebellion, 19141918 by adam hochschild at indigo.
To end all wars a story of loyalty and rebellion 1914 1918. See all 18 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read to end all wars. His title, which needless to say is ironic, is drawn from one of the many euphemistic phrases. Maureen corrigan, npr s fresh air world war i was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Tracing the divides in 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.
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