First World War

A. W. Purdue is Visiting Professor in History at the University of Northumbria, UK, and a Visiting Reader at the Open University, UK. He is the author of the highly successful The Second World War.

• MapsIntroduction1. Why Did It Begin?2. How the War Began3. War Fever?4. Elusive Victory5. The Widened War6. Home Fronts and the Test of War7. The Problems of the Offensive8. 1916, The Killing Fields9. 1917, Germany's Victory in the East10. The War at Sea11. The Final Struggle12. The Peace that Did Not Bring an End to WarConclusion: The War in European MemoryNotesSelect BibliographyIndex.

Professor A. W. Purdue provides a concise overview of the First World War, covering not only the military dimensions of the conflict, but also the fields of diplomacy, economy and politics … The book is mainly aimed at students and newcomers to the subject, who wish to learn the most basic facts about the ‘Great War’ in one comprehensive volume.