Project Gutenberg 2011-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 520 Parrott, Edward 1863 1921 Parrott, James Edward Parrott, J. Edward The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France Produced by Marcia Brooks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Children's Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10)" by Sir Edward Parrott is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. This work recounts the events and turmoil surrounding World War I, aimed at a younger audience. The book focuses on the root causes of the war, emphasizing the various nations involved, the unraveling peace, and the events leading up to the declaration of war. At the start of the narrative, the blissful life in Messina is shattered by a catastrophic earthquake, symbolizing the sudden outbreak of the Great War. The text shifts to reflect on the tranquility of a Sunday afternoon in July 1914 before introducing the tensions surrounding Austria and Serbia, two nations whose conflict ignited the flames of war. The early chapters delve into national ambitions and rivalries, providing a foundational understanding of the complex relationships among the Great Powers, setting the stage for the unfolding global conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature D501 Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 658597 2025-06-14T11:26:53.963145 text/html 647651 2021-01-07T12:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7950711 2021-01-07T12:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8271853 2025-06-14T11:27:12.319986 application/epub+zip 8272094 2025-06-14T11:27:00.227051 application/epub+zip 314773 2025-06-14T11:26:57.480087 application/epub+zip 8575109 2025-06-14T11:27:20.116996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8528270 2025-06-14T11:27:09.638077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599166 2022-09-16T08:07:32.896655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520021 2025-06-14T11:26:51.651111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 519982 2021-01-07T12:41:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 196814 2021-01-07T12:41:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18668 2025-06-14T11:27:20.287956 application/rdf+xml 15848 2025-06-14T11:26:58.158056 image/jpeg 3636 2025-06-14T11:26:57.830084 image/jpeg 8041648 2025-06-14T11:26:54.441103 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia