E-book

World War I [electronic resource] / Chris Oxlade.

Summary:

"This high-interest series, aimed at reluctant readers, looks at secret campaigns behind the major conflicts of the past 100 years. Biographical sidebars focus on heroic or notorious personalities. Highlighted fact features include special operations and their results, resistance movements, propaganda and the history of the time - as is known....and not readily known"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781615356072 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 161535607X (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (46 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. map.
Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Arcturus Pub., c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	World War I -- War breaks out -- German spies in Britain -- Invisible messages to Germany -- Black Tom -- British counter-espionage -- Allied spies -- Female spies -- Codes and ciphers -- Code-breakers -- The code talkers -- Secret weapons in battle -- Secret weapons in the air -- Submarine warfare -- Tunnelling under the trenches -- Propaganda and censorship -- The Zimmerman telegram -- The Hindu-German conspiracy -- The end of the war.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.