AP The "Manchester Guardian" History of the War

Athena Sources in the History of World War I

The "Manchester Guardian" History of the War

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ISBN 978-4-86340-148-8 ・ A4判・ 3300 pp.

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Part 1: Volumes 1–3 (1914-1915)

ISBN 978-4-86340-149-5 • 1200 pp. 　本体90,000円＋税

Part 2: Volumes 4–6 (1915-1917)

ISBN 978-4-86340-150-1 • 1040 pp. 　本体90,000円＋税

Part 3: Volumes 7–9 (1917-1920)

ISBN 978-4-86340-151-8 • 1060 pp. 　本体90,000円＋税

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現在のガーディアン紙につながる1821年創刊のManchester Guardianが出した第一次世界大戦の特集。
各巻とも事項ごとに章を立て、索引をつける整理された内容で、この戦争が進捗したとおりの正確な「歴史」を伝える目的にのっとった構成は、他の新聞社が出した同様の戦争特集に比べて客観的で、社会的・政治的な現象や因果関係についてもより一層の注意が払われて、戦争終結と戦後処理までカバーしています。
公式の資料も必要に応じて掲載、写真も非常に多く用いており、事実を丁寧に示そうとした態度は同時代の類書に比べて違いを見せています。他紙にありがちな戦争を美化する試みは見られません。

戦況、軍事動向以外の記事内容

チャプタータイトル

内政 : The War Crisis at Home • Labour in the War • Strategy and Politics • The Red Cross • Ireland and the War • The Last of the Voluntary System • Compulsion • The Extension of Compulsion • Women’s Work in the War • The Arts in War Time • The Dublin Rebellion • The State and the Soldier • The Finding and Training of the Officer • Women in War Time • The Food Problem • The Women’s Army • Social Changes in England during the War, etc.

国際情勢 : The Response of the Empire • Opinion in the United States • The Intervention of Japan • Russia in War Time • Germany’s Food Troubles • The War and the Far East • The War and the Dominions • The Entry of the United States • The Revolution in Russia • The Imperial War Conference • The Conquest of East Africa • The Collapse of the Russian Army in 1917 • Revolutionary Politics in Russia • India and the War • The Fate of Jerusalem • The Russian Revolution • The Coming of the Bolsheviks • Europe in 1920, etc.

財務状況 : The Finance of the War • Pensions and Allowances • The War Budget • The Great War Loan • The Economic Policy of the Allies • Five Years’ War Finance, etc.

法的関係 : Sea-Power and Sea-Law • The Law and the Courts • The Defence of the Realm Acts and Personal Rights • Prisoners of War, etc.

トピックスとして

The Government’s early policy towards aliens; Lord Bryce’s report on German outrages in Belgium and France; China’s relations with Japan; Chinese and American criticism of Japan; Belgian refugees in Britain; depreciation of stocks; the Hague Conventions; the Home Rule Bill; the Press Bureau; socialists and the War; songs of the British Army; “Single Men First”; Sinn Feinn prosecutions; Zeppelins; Rupert Brooke; cartoons on the War; literature in War time; closing of museums in London; women and the labour market; Sir Roger Casement; Coercion Acts in Ireland; disabled soldiers and sailors; origins of the Irish Rebellion; Japan’s policy at Tsingtao; Red Cross scandals in Mesopotamia; conscription in Australia and Canada; the Somme film; liquor control; the Zionist movement in Palestine; creation of the Pensions Ministry; early closing order of shops; the elimination of typhoid; War Savings Certificates; etc.