Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 527 Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick) 1869 1948 Pollard, Albert Frederick A Short History of the Great War Text File produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Team HTML file produced by David Widger "A Short History of the Great War" by A. F. Pollard is a historical account written in the early 20th century, reflecting on the events and implications of World War I. The book explores the origins of the war, the key battles, and the political dynamics that influenced the conflict, providing a comprehensive overview of its causes and critical moments, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The opening of the work introduces the complex web of political tensions leading up to the Great War, particularly focusing on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and its ramifications. It discusses the intricate relationships between Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and Russia, as well as the broader European powers, setting the stage for the conflict. Pollard emphasizes that while the assassination was a pivotal event, the underlying military ambitions, particularly those of Germany, played a crucial role in escalating the conflict into a full-scale war. This initial chapter captures the weight of nationalism, imperialism, and militarism as fundamental factors in the war's outbreak, ultimately positing that the war was the result of long-standing rivalries rather than a singular event. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text World War I Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 911524 2025-07-03T10:26:52.186836 text/html 911022 2013-05-07T07:43:10 text/html 2618602 2025-07-03T10:27:10.767745 application/epub+zip 2614782 2025-07-03T10:26:58.966774 application/epub+zip 395510 2025-07-03T10:26:54.053780 application/epub+zip 6177741 2025-07-03T10:27:17.996683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6119469 2025-07-03T10:27:05.381769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588759 2022-09-04T04:59:21.883205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823763 2025-07-03T10:26:51.488805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 823195 2013-05-07T06:01:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 823221 2013-05-07T06:01:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20437 2025-07-03T10:27:18.160688 application/rdf+xml 12120 2025-07-03T10:26:54.584781 image/jpeg 3062 2025-07-03T10:26:54.304803 image/jpeg 304271 2013-05-07T07:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2562465 2013-05-07T07:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 304021 2013-05-07T07:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2568654 2025-07-03T10:26:52.348861 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