1914-1918: The History of the First World War

About this book

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation and we still today remain within the conflicts shadow. In this major new analysis published some ninety years after the First World War began David Stevenson re-examines the causes course and impact of this war to end war placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle unfolded: questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time.