![]() | The Making of the First World War An original and spellbinding reinterpretation of the most significant events of the Great War The Making of the First World War is global in scope. The book travels from the deliberately flooded fields of Belgium to the picture palaces of Britain's cinema, from the idealism of Wilson's Washington to the catastrophic German Lys offensive of 1918. While war is itself an agent of change, Beckett shows, the most significant developments occur not only on the battlefields or in the corridors of power, but also in hearts and minds. Nor may the decisive turning points during years of conflict be those that were thought to be so at the time. With its wide reach and unexpected conclusions, this book revises--and expands--our understanding of the legacy of the First World War. Ian F. W. Beckett is Visiting Professor of History at the University of Kent. |
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