"The Myriad Faces of War" is a unique and compelling study of
the First World War from the standpoint of British involvement. It
explores the reasons for Britain's entry into the war, the nature
and course of Britain's participation and the far-reaching
repercussions of the war on British society. The result is a rich
and comprehensive chronicle of the social, political, diplomatic
and military aspects of the Great War.
It is worth quoting the author, 'Nevertheless, if the Great War
seems to reduce humanity to ciphers, this book does not doubt that
its proper subject is man - or, rather, men and women, in high
estate and low, in handfuls and large masses, in political and
social military groupings. . . It relates how vast military
campaigns, whose course could scarcely be perceived by those
commanding them, appeared to humble occupants of the firing line.
It tries to see how the war impinged on particular classes and a
particular sex and how it affected lives: extinguishing some,
touching others, scarcely at all, radically altering others, and
affecting most pretty nearly - at least for the duration and often
for a good deal longer.'
The author triumphantly succeeds in this. This is one of the
most important books about the Great War published in the last
fifty years.
'The Myriad Faces of War is a lively and well-organized
reappraisal of Britain's role in the First World War which is
unusual in paying equal attention to the military and home
''front''. Trevor Wilson makes good use of official records and the
wealth of unpublished documentary material from archives such as
that at the Imperial War Museum. This vigorous, fresh and
thoughtful survey of a great war which still arouses a peculiar
fascination can be strongly recommended to general students of the
subject, but specialists will also find much of interest in
Professor Wilson's magisterial history.' Brian Bond, "King's
College, London "
'This is first major study of Britain in the Great War to appear
in over a decade. It breaks new ground in integrating this history
of then Front and the Home Front and provides insights into the way
the war was fought by common soldiers and endured by ordinary
people both in and out of uniform. The landscape of war it
describes will be of interest to military, political and social
historians, as well as to the wide readership which remains
fascinated by the Great War.' Jay Winter, "Pembroke College,
Cambridge"
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'Professor Trevor Wilson's mighty work on the first world war .
. . is a truly significant contribution to our understanding of
what the war meant to the British people . . . "The Myriad Faces of
War" is a disciplined, unsentimental and thoughtful book - and it
also retains strongly the human touch.' "Spectator "
'Wilson wries with compassion and wit . . . this is a book for
the general reader as well as the scholar . .. it is by far the
best study of Britain and the First World War that has yet been
written.' "London Review of Books "
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'Wilson ranges impresssivley over all major aspects of the
conflict . . . it is a judicious, readable overview of a monster
subject.' "New York Times Book Review"
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