Description
The Great War began in Europe on July 28, 1914, one month after the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne. By August 12th, the major powers of Europe were locked in a conflict of arms that was to become the bloodiest and most costly in human lives the world had seen, and which was rapidly to spread to nearly every part of the globe.It was claimed that it would be ” the war to end all wars”, but in the devising of the peace there were to be sown the seed of a second global conflict a mere twenty-one years later.Here is a concise, vivid and detailed history of the ’14-’18 War that presents the general reader with an accurate, intelligent and graphically readable account of the campaigns and battles, along with brilliant portraits of the leaders and generals of all countries involved.Scrupulously fair, praising and blaming friend and enemy as circumstances demand, this fascinating volume has become established as the classic account of the first world-wide war.
