The First World War: The War to End All Wars

Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes, Michael Hickey

Osprey Publishing, 2003 - History - 352 pages

Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterized by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously imagined. This book, with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from Flanders to Tannenberg and from Italy to Palestine. A series of moving extracts from personal letters, diaries and journals bring to life the experiences of soldiers and civilians caught up in the war.

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highly recommended for balanced views on IWW. three authors, three fronts, unforgettable detail that knit them all together.

Contents

• Foreword by Professor Hew Strachan: 7
• Background to war The road to war: 21
• Portrait of a civilian Winnifred Adair Roberts: 100
• Background to war Russian ambitions: 185
• Portrait of a soldier A trooper an ensign and a sergeant: 245
• The Bolsheviks seize power: 260
• Warring sides The opposing armies: 275
• Portrait of a soldier Cecil Harold and Noel Wright: 321
• End of the tragedy: 335

About the author

After leaving Oxford, Geoffrey Jukes spent 14 years in the UK Ministry of Defence, and Foreign and Colonial Office. He has also worked on the staff of the Australian National University.
Peter Simkins was Senior Historian at the Imperial War Museum until his retirement in 1999, when he was awarded the MBE for his services to the Museum. He is Honorary Professor in Modern History at the University of Birmingham, a Vice-President of the Western Front Association and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Michael Hickey retired from his position as Colonel GS Ministry of Defence in 1981, after serving in Korea, East Africa, Suez and Aden. In 2000 he was awarded the Westminster medal for Military Literature.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The First World War: The War to End All Wars; Volume 2 of Essential histories special; Essential histories; Esspe Series
• Authors: Peter Simkins, Geoffrey Jukes, Michael Hickey
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2003
• ISBN: 1841767387, 9781841767383
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare; History / Military / World War I