World War I heralded a new global era of warfare, consolidating and expanding changes that had been building throughout the previous century, while also institu

This book uncovers the vital relationships between British troops and local inhabitants in France and Belgium during the First World War.

Historian Jacques Pauwels applies a critical, revisionist lens to the First World War, offering readers a fresh interpretation that challenges mainstream thinki

World War I was the first large-scale industrialized military conflict, and it led to the concept of total war. The essays in this volume analyze the experience