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World War One: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Americas
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Summary
History for busy people. Listen to a concise history of World War One in just one hour. World War One brought with it the world’s first experience of Total War, involving all of the world’s great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, led by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Around nine million men lost their lives in a conflict that introduced the horrors of trench warfare, machine guns, and toxic gas attacks.
World War One: History In an Hour gives you a clear overview of the road to war, the major turning points and battles, and the key leaders involved, as well as the lasting impact the Great War had on almost every country in the world. World War One: History In an Hour is essential listening for all history lovers.
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- C. Whitehair
- 29-04-18
An hour well spent
Excellent overview of key issues providing context to the conflict. We listened to this before visiting First World War sites in Belgium.
Recommended
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- Dean
- 05-05-16
A worthwhile listen.
An amazing short look at a long and horrific, but still very interesting time in human history.
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- scott Galloway
- 05-01-21
Jonathan Keeble is excellent
I enjoyed this book. Well paced and informative. Keeble is excellent as narrator in all the ‘History in an Hour’ series.
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- Aidy
- 03-12-19
Well worth it
Brilliant summing up of the major parts of WW1 well worth it at this price and an hour well spent
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- J W FERRIS
- 13-11-19
World War 1 in an hour
Very good book i enjoyed it very much, to have all the important information about how and why it broke out was good and if I had a younger child who was doing a essay on WW1 I would use the book as a reference
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- Mark Ritchie
- 26-05-19
History in an hour
I enjoyed this very much very quick and detailed regarding the events of World War One.
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- Mr H.
- 16-11-18
Concise review of WWI
A good summary for those wanting an overview of WWI. Creates a foundation for further reading
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- Dropshort2000
- 24-09-18
A poor overview
An outdated View which perpetuates the view that the FWW was futile. Using emotive language to describe factual events. Poor.
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- Phil Sayers
- 21-06-18
Bite size history
Great concentrated history in a well read format, easy to understand without all the overly complex political machinations, should be taught in schools today to serve as a reminder of what happened.
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- AudiobookDevotee
- 16-03-18
Does what it says on the tin.
I'm not a historian but had a fair knowledge of WW1. This gives a good overview but skips some of the potential controversies (Was the Lucitania civilian? Was the Mexico memo planted? etc.) that I had heard elsewhere. However, parts like the Paris taxis I had never heard of.
I do get a bit annoyed that the general recounting moves chronologically but in fact the specifics are done nationally or geographically. It can be strange to go from the story of Paris 1914-1917 to America 1915 (not accurate figures). Not sure how else it could be done though...
Overall for the cost and the quality of the narrating voice I would say this is worth a listen. If you find bits interesting and want more depth then pursue them in other books.
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- Sean
- 06-09-12
Concise review
This provides a good overview of the major events of WWI.
Obviously, one can not go into detail in an hour when covering such an important and well documented chapter of world history. The author does a good job of progressing from event to event without editorializing or engaging in "what if?" questions.
It is a nice refresher of the major players and events from the war to end all wars.
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- Jason
- 11-09-13
Good introduction or refresher
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It is an hour well spent brushing up on the basic timelines of WW1. There are a few interesting back stories of the main events and it covers it well. It would be a good introduction to the story of the Great War and is well told.
However it is not meant to be a thorough book - it brushes over most of the main points. I have a bookshelf of WW1 books and this skims the surface but it is worth a read especially if you don't know much about the war.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand???!
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- tyler latorre
- 29-04-22
As advertized, got no complaints
it was exactly as it said, short and to the point. truly it is shocking to hear how these events unfolded.
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- mike van
- 25-01-22
perfect overview
everything you need to know to understand the events of world war one and its history.
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- Adrian
- 17-01-22
history buff
I needed a brief yet thorough understanding of World war one and that's what I received. In the process of listening to it again and decide which details I'd like to research further. Great jumping off point.
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- Rick Juhlin
- 16-05-20
Good summation
Short and concise summary. It is a good review of the main elements and events
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- D&A H
- 27-01-20
Interesting
This book was a nice, short, quick history lesson. I needed to brush up on my WW1 knowledge and this definitely helped!
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- F. Roberts
- 23-01-20
good overall view
Provided interesting and useful details. would like the writer to do the same with other moments in our history, and everything end highlight people that made a difference, good or bad.
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- Steven Ray Hill
- 09-12-19
Concise!
Short but sweet this is a well put together look at a multi faceted war.
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- Jonathan Knotts
- 31-07-19
good and concise
well written, concise, we'll put together and easy to follow. there were tidbits of history I'd always known about but never quite knew where they coincided with other events. this 1 he history did all that for me while remaining on task.