Soon to be a major television series on the Discovery Channel Ninety years have passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. The First World War was a tr[...]

This is the first truly definitive history of the First World War, the war that has done most to shape the twentieth century. The first generation of its historians had access to only a limited range of sources, and their focus was primarily on military events. More recent approaches have embraced[...]

This is a fascinating new insight into the British army and its evolution through both large and small scale conflicts. To prepare for future wars, armies derive lessons from past wars. However, some armies are defeated because they learnt the wrong lessons, fighting new conflicts in ways appropria[...]

Major contribution to our understanding of contemporary warfare and strategy by one of the world's leading military historians.[...]

»Et af de mest imponerende værker i moderne historieskrivning ... Afspejler tyve års forskning og overblik over mange landes litteratur« - Max Hastings»Fremragende»
- John KeeganI Første Verdenskrig viser Hew Strachan, hvordan den store europæiske krig (1914-18) hurtigt spredte sig fra s[...]

Nicholas Murray s "The Rocky Road to the Great War" examines the evolution of field fortification theory and practice between 1877 and 1914. During this period field fortifications became increasingly important, and their construction evolved from primarily above to below ground. The reasons for the[...]