The Pity of War, (Paperback)

from hhornblower

A very well written, well researched and well argued history of the causes and results of World War 1. It is actually less a history of the war, but a critique of the generally believed history of ...

from Brasidas

This is a book for those who already know the course of the war through previous reading and who wish to expand upon that knowledge by closer study of its underpinnings, social, cultural, political...

from GeraldLange

Excellent. I have found few books with as much information as this makes available, and none with more.

from TimCTaylor

Challenging and provocative. A little heavy-going but steadily blasts away at some well-established but lazy Great War myths.

from bke

An interesting take on WWI, and counter to the usualy historical line. He makes a case that it would have been beter if Britain had stood aside, leading to a much shorter and elss desctuctive war a...