The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams.
Presents the story and issues of the World War One accompanied by photographs, sketches or maps. This book focuses on social as well as political issues, specifically including the North American perspective.
The essays in this volume survey the strategy, politics and personalities of British peacemaking in 1919. Issues, such as British commercial interests in Central Europe and attitudes towards Russia are covered.
A dramatically fresh perspective on the bitterly fought 1916 campaign from the distinguished military historian Malcolm Brown.
Taking as its focus memorials of the World War I in Britain, this book studies public symbols by exploring how different motives for commemorating the dead were reconciled through the processes of local politics to create a widely valued form of collective expression.