Primeira Guerra Mundial. Uma História Concisa (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
Great fun to read: Stone is opinionated and at times brutal, and he sure has opinions on the conduct of war. But it's quite striking how little this admittedly short book actually tells you: for example the gas attacks and the 1915 battle of Ypres - one of the major events of the entire war - is dealt with in a couple of sentences. I might come back to this book again some day, once I have read a more detailed and conventional account of the war. I imagine the Stone book might well form an interesting commentary if you already know the facts. But it won't always tell you the facts themselves. I bought the book in a museum on WW1 in Slovenia, hoping it would help me understand the history of the war. In fact, the text confused me, I could not remember the names and could not figure out where did the events take place. Of course, I could have taken out the atlas or searched on Internet, but the purpose was to read about history, not to prepare an exam...I suppose the subject does not interest me sufficiently to sustain my attention.I finally got bored and dropped it half way through.Sorry about that...
What do You think about Primeira Guerra Mundial. Uma História Concisa (2000)?
A very good, brief and concise story about the World War - I.
—savannahrae
Very readable and thought provoking overview of the conflict.
—ddd
Excellent. Best history of the war I've read.
—hjwhitaker
