Blaine Baggett

Heart wrenching visuals...

WWI was such a significant 20th century event that is almost forgotten by most Americans. This book and the series highlights the devastation, politics, and senselessness of this war.

3021 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, by Jay Winter and Blaine Baggett (read 12 Oct 1997) Since this is a 'companion' book to a TV series, I did not expect too much from it. I was surprised! It has some of the defects of its relation to TV, but it ended very powerfully. There are eight chapters, the last two being on the post-war. The illustrations are haunting, and the notes and bibliography are full of stuff I must read.