The War 1914 (1914) sports"In the August of 1914, Every Child in Europe and America Knew That a Great War Was Actually Beginning" O'Neill, Elizabeth. The War 1914. A History and an Explanation for Boys and Girls. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1914. Octavo. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition of this beautifully illustrated history of World War I published during the first year of the war, in the extremely rare original dust jacket. As this book was published during the first
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wonderfully illustrated by beloved Merrill artist Florence Salter
Thick octavo
Without the rare original glassine and box
An exceptional copy
with 250 black-and-white views of major sites and Edinburgh residents circa 1900
Writing 25 chapters in just one month
As this book was published during the first year of World War I--years before its conclusion--it offers a fascinating glimpse as to what the British public thought and felt when the outcome was still uncertain
The book analyzes how the Nazi army managed to take over so much of the European continent
"American People Would Be Gratified to See That in London
Already feeling the terrible sting of the Nuremberg Laws