1917: War, Peace, and Revolution.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Author Information:
- Professor David Stevenson, Department of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- David Stevenson, Wikipedia.
- David Stevenson. 1914-1918: The History of the First World War. London: Allen Lane / Penguin Books, 2004.
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USA edition:
Cataclysm: The First World War as Political Tragedy. New York: Basic Books (Hachette Book Group), 2004.
[Publisher USA; Google Books; Amazon.com.] - David Stevenson. With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918. London: Allen Lane / Penguin Books, 2011.
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USA edition:
With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2011.
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Video: David Stevenson
- David Stevenson and Krzysztof Odyniec, "1917: War, Peace, and Revolution," New Books Network, 22 January 2018.
- David Stevenson, "American Intervention and World Politics: War and Diplomacy in 1917," National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, 04 November 2017.
- 2017 Symposium - "1917: America Joins the Fight", National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri.
- Video also at C-SPAN: "U.S. Entry Into World War I and Global Politics."
- David Stevenson, "The Military History of the First World War: An Overview and Analysis," Gresham College, London, 18 November 2014.
- Lecture Information, Gresham College, London.
- David Stevenson, "The Politics of War, 1914-1917," Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, Norway, 08 March 2014.
- ‘The War to End all Wars’, Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, Norway, 8-9 March 2014.
- David Stevenson, "From War to Peace? 1918-1924," Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, Norway, 09 March 2014.
- ‘The War to End all Wars’, Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, Norway, 8-9 March 2014.
Wikipedia Articles:
Part I: Atlantic Prologue
Chapter 1: Unleashing the U-Boats
- 1917: Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, announced by Germany 31 January.
- American entry into World War I; President Wilson's War Message delivered 02 April.
- Diplomatic history of World War I: American entry in 1917.
- Convoys in World War I, slowly adopted by Britain beginning at the end of April.
Part II: Continental Impasse
Chapter 4: Tsar Nicholas Abdicates
- February Revolution; Tsar Nicholas II abdicated 02 March (15 March Gregorian).
- Nivelle Offensive, April - May.
- Second Battle of the Aisne, April - May.
- Battle of Arras, April - May.
- Battle of Vimy Ridge, April.
- 1917 French Army mutinies, May - June.
- Kerensky Offensive, July.
- Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres), July - November.
- Battle of Caporetto (Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo), October - November.
- Sixtus Affair.
Also discussed in: Zita of Bourbon-Parma: The Sixtus affair. - Armand-Revertera Affair.
- Reichstag Peace Resolution, July.
- Pope Benedict XV: Peace efforts.
- Third Zimmerwald Conference, Stockholm, September.
- "Villalobar kite".
- Briand-Lancken episode.
- Presidency of Woodrow Wilson: Neutrality in World War I.
- Julius Andrassy, "Diplomacy and the War," 1921, translated by J. Holroyd Reece, Wikisource.
Part III: Global Repercussions
Chapter 10: The Spread of Intervention: Greece, Brazil, Siam, China
- Greece during World War I.
- Brazil during World War I, declared war against Central Powers, 26 October.
- History of Argentina (1916–30): World War I and Foreign Relations.
- Siam in World War I, declared war against Central Powers, July.
- Republic of China (1912–1949).
- Diplomatic history of World War I: China.
- Chinese Labour Corps.
- Twenty-One Demands of Japan upon China.
- May Fourth Movement.
- Japan during World War I.
Lansing–Ishii Agreement, November.
- British Raj: 1914–1947.
- History of the British Raj: World War I and its causes.
- Indian Army during World War I.
- Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.
- Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
- Balfour Declaration, November.
- Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916, secret until published 23 November.
- Battle of Jerusalem, November – December.
Part IV: Conclusion
Towards 1918: Lenin's Revolution, the Ludendorff Offensives, and Wilson's Fourteen Points
- Kornilov affair, August (September Gregorian).
- October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution), 25 October (07 November Gregorian).
- Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, March 1918.
- Spring Offensive (Ludendorff Offensive; Kaiserschlacht), March – July 1918.
- The Inquiry, USA, September.
Fourteen Points, January 1918.
Stevenson's book 1917 is an excellent survey of major events and decision-making during the year 1917. The principal feature of the book is the author's detailed description and analysis of debates among leaders, providing insight into the perennial question "What were they thinking?" for a year that featured many strategic failures.
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