EBOOK First World War

The tragic slaughter of the trenches is imprinted on modern memory; but it is more        difficult to grasp the wider extent and significance of the First World War. This        book gives a clear chronological account of the campaigns on the Western and Eastern        Fronts and then moves on to investigate areas that many studies ignore - the war        poets, the diplomacy of war aims and peace moves, logistics, and 'the experience of        the war'.It was soon seen that `war has nothing to do with chivalry any more', but        it was harder to say what the First World War was fought for, or what the combatants        gained. Professor Robbins approaches this problem from two angles: he analyses the        complex political and diplomatic background to the alliances between the Great        Powers; he also explores the mood of Europe between 1914 and 1918 by examining the        experience of war from the different standpoints of the nations and individuals        caughtup in it.