The Great War - Softcover

The First World War was a conşict that left millions dead and changed the face of Europe forever. Here, drawing on the accounts of ordinary soldiers as well as primary sources, historian Correlli Barnett tells the full story of the war—from its causes, through the long years of stalemate on the Western Front, to the compromise peace in 1918. He follows the campaign through all theaters of the war—land, air, and sea—from the trenches to the civilians on the Home Front. A companion book to the magnificent 26–part BBC television series, The Great War has been updated with new material by the series writers to include the most recent scholarship on the First World War. Correlli Barnett was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and is the author of many highly praised works of military history, including The Desert Generals, Hitler’s General, and Britain and Her Army.