The Great War
by Peter Hart (Profile Books) The Great War was the single most important event of the twentieth century, shaping the world we live in today. Yet it is often regarded as a pointless war; a catastrophic mistake fought for little or no reason. Historians, politicians and economists may testify to its over arching importance, but somehow the popular belief remains that it was all for nothing. Yet how could that be? Was everyone afflicted by a communal madness? Peter Hart, historian at the Imperial War Musuem and author of several books on the World War 1, has written a new ...
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