01485cam a2200277 4500 306098575 TxAuBib 20170818120000.0 080307s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780794519711 $25.99 0794519717 $25.99 (OCoLC)213098332 TxAuBib Dowswell, Paul. The world wars : [an introduction to the First & Second World Wars] / Paul Dowswell, Ruth Brocklehurst & Henry Brook. Tulsa, OK : EDC Pub., 2007. 256 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. Subtitle from cover. Published in association with The Imperial War Museum. Includes filmography (p. 240-241) and index. The two world wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 cast a malevolent shadow over the entire 20th century. This book takes you through the story of both conflicts, from the soldiers' terrifying experiences of the trenches in the First War, to the huge battles and bombing of cities in the second. Stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps, this is an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the most devastating wars the world has ever known. 20170818. World War, 1939-1945 Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1914-1918.