Stuart Robson taught for 35 years at Trent University, Canada and won the Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching. He says he learnt a lot about World War One and World War Two from his students, particularly those who were veterans of World War Two.

• PART ONE: BACKGROUND1. War Known and War ImaginedPART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-152. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail3. Taking Stock4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters5. The Home FrontsPART THREE: TOTAL WAR6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster7. Organizing for Victory8. Technology and Tactics9. 1917: ‘Mere Unspeakable Suffering’PART FOUR: ‘GOING ON OR GOING UNDER’10. The bitter End: 1918PART FIVE: ASSESSMENTPART SIX: DOCUMENTS

"This book is eminently suitable for use in high schools, two-year colleges and basic introductory courses at four-year colleges and universities."Jesse Kauffmann, Stanford University

Stuart Robson taught for 35 years at Trent University, Canada and won the Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching. He says he learnt a lot about World War One and World War Two from his students, particularly those who were veterans of World War Two.

• PART ONE: BACKGROUND1. War Known and War ImaginedPART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-152. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail3. Taking Stock4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters5. The Home FrontsPART THREE: TOTAL WAR6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster7. Organizing for Victory8. Technology and Tactics9. 1917: ‘Mere Unspeakable Suffering’PART FOUR: ‘GOING ON OR GOING UNDER’10. The bitter End: 1918PART FIVE: ASSESSMENTPART SIX: DOCUMENTS

"This book is eminently suitable for use in high schools, two-year colleges and basic introductory courses at four-year colleges and universities."Jesse Kauffmann, Stanford University

Stuart Robson taught for 35 years at Trent University, Canada and won the Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching. He says he learnt a lot about World War One and World War Two from his students, particularly those who were veterans of World War Two.

• PART ONE: BACKGROUND1. War Known and War ImaginedPART TWO: LIMITED WAR, 1914-152. 1914: Oops! The Plans Fail3. Taking Stock4. The war in 1915: Badly planned Disasters5. The Home FrontsPART THREE: TOTAL WAR6. 1916: Attrition and the Well-Planned Disaster7. Organizing for Victory8. Technology and Tactics9. 1917: ‘Mere Unspeakable Suffering’PART FOUR: ‘GOING ON OR GOING UNDER’10. The bitter End: 1918PART FIVE: ASSESSMENTPART SIX: DOCUMENTS

"This book is eminently suitable for use in high schools, two-year colleges and basic introductory courses at four-year colleges and universities."Jesse Kauffmann, Stanford University