Lawrence Sondhaus
Autor von The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War
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Lawrence Sondhaus sets out a new framework for understanding key themes such as the war aims that inspired the belligerents, the technological developments that made the war so deadly for those in uniform, and the revolutionary pressures that led to the collapse of the Romanov, Habsburg, and mehr anzeigen Ottoman empires. He also highlights the war's transformative effects on societal norms and attitudes, gender and labor relations, and international trade and finance. The accessible narrative is supported by chronologies, personal accounts, guides to key controversies and debates, and numerous maps and photographs. weniger anzeigen
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- Sondhaus, Lawrence
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- Sondhaus, Lawrence Thomas
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- 1958-10-17
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- USA
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- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- University of Virginia
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In terms of the first criteria, the answer is mixed. Sondhaus does take full advantage of the works published in the intervening period (such as Nicholas Black's [b:The British Naval Staff in the First World War|7184313|The British Naval Staff in the First World War|Nicholas Black|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1368426465s/7184313.jpg|7700560]) to flesh out some new aspects to the story. None of it really revises our overall understanding to the conflict, but it does help him to offer a different perspective from Halpern. In this respect, Sondhaus does offer something different from Halpern's book, for while he covers many of the same battles and campaigns he spends his first chapters on the prewar naval arms race and focuses more on the broader political and strategic aspects of naval operations during the war itself. Because of this, Sondhaus's book is arguably a better overview of the subject than Halpern's book, especially for someone who wants to understand the impact of the naval war upon the overall conflict.
Does this mean that Sondhaus's book is better than Halpern's? The answer depends more upon what the reader is seeking than anything else. For a history of naval operations during the war Halpern's book remains unsurpassed for its coverage and thoroughness, as Sondhaus's own reliance upon it as a source can attest. Yet as an introduction for the uninitiated Sondhaus's book enjoys a slight edge. Fortunately we don't live in a world where we have to choose between the two books, and can benefit from reading both, yet Sondhaus's is definitely recommended first for a reader new to the subject before having them turn to Halpern's more richly detailed account.… (mehr)