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Article: The Great War and its historiography.
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- The Historian
- Article date:
- December 22, 2006
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THE UNDERSTANDING OF the First World War is connected more than that of any other modern conflict with the war's historiography. Even before the armies marched, the respective combatants were compiling document collections justifying their innocence in the run-up to war and the initiation of hostilities. These "color books," named for their respective covers, were intended as much for domestic as for international consumption. They sought to solidify a public opinion widely--and justifiably--considered less enthusiastic for war than the cheering crowds of late July seemed to suggest. This was the Great War's first historiographical project. The pattern of ...
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