The War to End All Wars: World War I
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Nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and top-level military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands of casualties all contributed to the "great war," which people hoped and believed would be the only conflict of its kind. In this clear and authoritative account, the Newbery Medal-winning author shows the ways in which the seeds of a second world war were sown in the first. Numerous archival photographs give the often disturbing subject matter a moving visual counterpart. Includes source notes, a bibliography, and an index.
Russell Freedman
Russell Freedman (1929-2018) received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He was the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lived in New York City and traveled widely to research his books.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Superb history as only Russell Freedman can write it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5“The War to End All Wars” is a book on World War I for young readers. I increasingly associate Russell Freedman with the word “concise.” This book is fittingly succinct for the target audience. Freedman begins the story with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. He gets right to it in a way that draws in the reader. Once this account is told, then the significance and consequences of this event is the focus. Freedman set up the background, explaining the alliances and the arms buildup of the nations involved in the war. The book goes on to discuss the events of the war and how the war was influenced by the technology and weaponry of the era. The book is littered with striking photographs that are always complementary to the text. As it should, the book leads the reader all the way up to the beginning moments of WWII and leaves you hanging. With all the attention World War II seems to get, it is refreshing to see a book that makes the story of World War I accessible to young readers. Too often texts try to gloss over it in a few pages as they can. And the books I have seen on the war seem are dense door-stops. In his usual way, Freedman tells the story in a way that is both interesting to read and easy to read. He covers the most important points while leaving none of them out This book is a must have resource for lessons on WWI.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an amazingly thorough account of WWI. Freedman addresses the conflict and the impact of the war on all nations involved. The pictures he uses are well sourced and the references list is thorough. The level of scholarship involved in this book make is appropriate for use in a classroom, but also for adult readers looking to gain a better understanding of of the factors that caused the war, prolonged the war, and eventually caused the peace settlement. Freedman also addresses the Russian Revolution, and other smaller conflicts that occurred due to the political instability. This book lives up to the standards that Freedman sets with his other works.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Having read an adult account of the beginnings of the Great War, I was interested to see how someone would handle the subject for younger readers, and Freedman does an excellent job with it here. The web of alliances, the rush to war by youth ignorant to its consequences and the failed aftermath of fighting are all covered in this book in enough detail to grasp the situation and hopefully light a fire in students to pursue more information about the subject on their own.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I placed a hold on a library copy of this book by mistake, confusing it with another book entitled TO END ALL WARS. When I was notified that the book was being held for me and went in to pick it up, I immediately realized my mistake. Given the facts that this was a juvenile book and that my memories of high school history classes (Bay City St. James class of '67) are pretty vague, I figured it might be a good idea to check out the juvie lit book.And it was great. Probably aimed at high schoolers, it presented a vivid history of the war's causes, events, and outcomes. I was highly impressed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An accessible and detailed history of World War I. Russell Freedman does a great job of setting the scene with archival photographs and information about the daily lives of soldiers. This book would be an excellent classroom resource and has a lot of appeal for kids who are interested in history or wars.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This informative picture and text book combines the two to explain in detail the origins and life span of WWI, with a focus on the wars place in the history of other wars. There are lots of interesting photographs, and enough text to make this a solid reference book for a school-age research paper. The author uses lots of primary sources (such as diaries from various viewpoints, photos, newspaper articles,) to tell the story in an interesting chronological manner.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The battlefields whose names resound in history and ring the Navy-Marine Corps stadium come to horrible life in these pages. Renowned author Russell Freedman writes with authority of the Great War in which his own father fought and in which literally countless lives were lost.The United States was a late-comer, sitting out all but the last year or so of the war that began and ended in diplomatic failures both shocking and absurd. A must-read for students, and anyone, who needs an understanding of the origins of many of the conflicts t hat still burn today. The history is told partly through the words of the soldiers themselves, making the sense of waste and loss even more personal and stronger. One British soldier recounts being wounded in battle and trying to help another soldier, with both arms bandaged, light his pipe."I offered to fill and light it for him. But when I'd lit it I suddenly realized he had nowhere to put it , as he'd had his lower jaw blown away. So I smoked the pipe and he smelt the tobacco, that was all the poor chap could have."At times the carnage became so outrageous that the Germans, who outnumbered and outgunned the Allies, simply stopped firing to allow them to retreat. Freedman includes the story of Cher Ami, the carrier pigeon that bravely and stubbornly flew through enemy fire to deliver the message that an American battalion was pinned down by its compatriots artillery. The plucky bird was shot and lost a leg. It was outfitted with a wooden limb and received the Croix de Guerre.Illustrated with numerous battle pictures that tell of the horrors of war without being excessively graphic, "The War to End All Wars" is a stellar addition to nonfiction for young adults.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent account of the first World War. Freedman is a masterful storyteller who can make non-fiction come alive. I'm never disappointed with his books, and this one is a beauty.He brings the reader into the war and doesn't let go. The chapters on trench warfare and the Treaty of Versailles are particularly captivating.Highly recommended and a definite consideration for the Printz.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freedman has done a superb job of researching and writing about the war. One of the finest history books for youth ever written.