Telling the story of how the Royal Navy, the largest in the world in 1914, adapted to the demands of war, this book chronicles the leaders and the events from 1914 to 1918. It describes how many ships
John Terraine is perhaps the most distinguished historian of the First World War. In this collection of fascinating essays he addresses a number of particular topics - among them the genesis of the We
Railways precipitated the Great War: they were the means by which war was waged, they defined how war was afought on the ground, they changed the character of warfare, they determined the length of
A landmark history of the war that firmly places the First World War in the context of imperialism and gives due weight to the role of non-Europeans in the conflict.
British children were mobilised for total war in 1914-18. War dominated their teaching and school experience, it was the focus of their extra curricular activities and they enjoyed it as a source of e
Before World War I, Armin Reumann (1889–1952) was a rising star of the Munich avant-garde scene. He spent the four war years on different fronts in France and the Balkans where he created hundreds of
Questioning whether the Germans were actually as influential or dominant in the Ottoman empire as most standard works suggest, the author attacks the myths surrounding Turkey's role in the war.Origina
