A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A
tour de force of scholarship, analysis and narration . . . Lloyd is
well on the way to writing a definitive history of the First World
War' Lawrence James, The Times 'This well-researched, well-written
and cogently argued new analysis . . . will undoubtedly now take
its rightful place as the standard account of this vital theatre of
the conflict' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with
Destiny _________________ In the annals of military history, the
Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and
futility of war. However, as bestselling military historian Nick
Lloyd reveals in this highly-praised history - the first of an epic
trilogy -- the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, but
rather a heroic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds
and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd tells the whole tale,
revealing what happened in France and Belgium between August 1914
and November 1918 from the perspective of all the main combatants -
including French, British, Belgian, US and, most importantly,
German forces. Lloyd examines the most decisive campaigns of the
Great War and explains the unprecedented innovation, adaptation and
tactical development that have been too long obscured by legends of
mud, blood and futility, drawing upon the latest scholarship on the
war, wrongly overlooked first-person accounts, and archival
material from every angle. Conveying the visceral assault of the
battlefield with vivid detail, Lloyd ultimately redefines our
understanding of a crucial theatre in this monumental tragedy.
_________________ 'Excellent on detail . . . Lloyd's book will be
cherished by military history buffs' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'It
is the best modern single-volume history of war on the Western
Front and is likely to remain the standard account for some time'
Jonathan Boff, The Spectator
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