The Myriad Faces of War: Britain and the Great War 1914-1918 - Softcover

Wilson, Trevor

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9780745606453: The Myriad Faces of War: Britain and the Great War 1914-1918

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ISBN 10: 0745606458 ISBN 13: 9780745606453

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 1989

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`The Myriad Faces of War' is a unique and compelling study of the First World War from the standpoint of British involvement. It explores the reasons for Britain's entry into the war, the nature and course of British participation and the far-reaching repercussions of the war on British society. The result is a rich and comprehensive chronicle of the social, political, diplomatic and military aspects of the Great War. A distinctive feature of the book is the way in which the author draws on diaries and memoirs to reconstruct images of how the war was experienced, both by soldiers who were fighting at the front and by civilians who were remote from actual combat. We are presented with vivid accounts of how the war appeared to soldiers marching to Mons, fighting on the Somme, patrolling the North Sea, as well as accounts of how the war was perceived by the men and women who worked in the factories and fields at home. `The Myriad Faces of War' is the outcome of more than ten years researc

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About the Author:

Trevor Wilson, Emeritus Professor of the University of Adelaide, is one of the world's leading military historians concentrating in particular on the First World War. With Robin Prior as co-author he has written four books on that subject including The Somme and Passchendaele. Faber Finds are reissuing his magnum opus, The Myriad Faces of War, as well as The Downfall of the Liberal Party, 1914-1935.

From Library Journal:

This Australian historian is moved by two convictions: that historians can speak to the general reader, and that World War I was worthwhile. He goes far toward demonstrating both in this vigorous chronicle of British military, political, diplomatic, and social life (in more or less that order of predominance) during the war years. His military history is detailed and colorful; his curiously detached analysis of participation in the war as a policy decision is intriguing and thorough. A solid, accessible account, recommended for larger collections and worth considering for academic and general collections of any size. Nancy C. Cridland, Indiana Univ. Libs., Bloomington
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