World War I, a conflict that involved nearly two dozen countries and lasted 4 years, began in July, 1914. Estimates of the death toll from the war range from 9 million to 15 million.
We have created this subject guide to bring you the best information available on the war that changed the world politically, psychologically, and technologically.
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The Backwash of War: An Extraordinary American Nurse in World War I by 
The First World War: a brief history with documents by 
The First World War: A Concise Global History by 
For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front by 
The Great War: A Photographic Narrative by 
Letters from the Boys: Wisconsin World War I Soldiers Write Home by 
The Making of the First World War by 
The Smell of War: Three Americans in the Trenches of World War I by 
The Zeppelin Offensive: A German Perspective in Pictures and Postcards by These are links to sites with animated maps to help explain the flow and effects of the war.
World War I was a transformative event for the world. This is evident in the literature and poetry that resulted from the trauma and waste of the war.
Search the HCC databases for scholarly articles on different aspects of World War I. Remember, you will need your Owlnet username and password to access the databases off campus.
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie the Duchess of Hohenburg, in Sarajevo touched off the Great War.
This image is from the World War I Museum and Memorial. The museum has an interactive timeline, including pictures and videos, to help understand the war.
The First World War Remembered. A collage of archival World War One photographs overlaid with matching contemporary photographs taken in the same location and at the same angle. Shot in relevant European locations in March 2014. (Footage by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
The final hour and day of World War I—11 o’clock on November 11, 1918—were decided upon well in advance. Why, then, were more than 13,000 soldiers killed that last morning of the war?
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"WWI exposed the dark side of the industrial revolution. Technological achievements that created mass production and new forms of transportation were put to use with devastating efficiency on the battlefield." --Description for Modern Marvels: World War I Tech
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