Author: Hew Strachan. Narrator: Clive Chafer. Unabridged: 13 hr 40 min. Format: Digital Audiobook. Rate as 1 out of 5, I didn't like it at all. Rate as 2 out of 5, I didn't like it that much. Rate as 3 out of 5, I thought it was OK.
Rate as 4 out of 5, I liked it. Rate as 5 out of 5, I loved it. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars. Write a review optional. Critic reviews World War I was a turning point in many ways for global politics and the way modern warfare was fought. Scribd Editors. Reader reviews knightlight A good concise short history of this monumental event. And it was an monument to man's futility of imposing his will, costing millions of lives in the process.
Strachan covers the key points and strategies of the events and people behind them. One hundred years are passing now and it is hard to see at times what we learned. Excellent explanation of what the belligerents were thinking as they fell into combat. An excellent examination of the First World War. This book strikes a good balance between analysis of the sociopolitical causes and effects of the war, economic considerations, and personal accounts of the battles and aftermath of the Great War.
If you only read one book about World War I, it needs to be this one. I think it should be required reading for all high school seniors- regardless of their academic track and barring that, at least all college freshmen. Highly recommend. Great book. This is a good book if you don't really know how the first world war got started, who the players were, or how it ended. A very good introduction on the war to end all wars. Companion to a TV documentary on the first world war.
I found this book to be a great general overview of the first world war — not too detailed, not too scholarly but thoroughly researched and well written. The book is organized along themes, which mirror the structure of the documentary, and in this sense, the conflict is not treated in a strict chronological manner.
Therein lies its strengths and weaknesses: for while it may lack clarity at times and jump ahead in the unfolding of events, the complexity and scale of the conflict perhaps calls for such a non-linear treatment. I was happy to see that the book did not exclusively focus on the western front and does show the worldwide dimension of the conflict.
Color photos of the French colonial troops highlight that fact. Overall, an authoritative overview of the first world war, and a basis for further reading based on interests, perhaps time to tackle those histories the size of a telephone directory. An interesting, but somewhat unsatisfactory, book. Forgot Password. Close Reset Password.
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Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to history, non fiction lovers. Your Rating:.
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