Product Description

"The Great War" places World War One in the context of imperialism and gives due weight to the role of non-Europeans in the conflict.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1592835 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 349 pages

Morning Star, November 3, 2003
"ANOTHER book on the First World War? Surely not. But this one is different"

Review
'A wide-ranging narrative account of the First World War, written in a combative manner and easy style.' Hew Strachan, University of Oxford

'John Morrow's grand history of the Great War is world history of a kind few scholars have undertaken in recent times. Its diplomatic, political, and social comprehensiveness dazzles.' David Levering Lewis, Rutgers University

'Morrow is an excellent military historian who follows quite strictly the war's events on the various fronts, revealing the colonial effort in troops and economics.' - Prof. Annette Becker, The Times Educational Supplement  

From the Back Cover

The Great War is a landmark history that firmly places the First World War in the context of imperialism. Set to overturn conventional accounts of what happened during this, the first truly international conflict, it extends the study of the First World War beyond the confines of Europe and the Western Front.

By recounting the experiences of people from the colonies especially those brought into the war effort either as volunteers or through conscription, John Morrow's magisterial work also unveils the impact of the war in Asia, India and Africa.

From the origins of World War I to its bloody (and largely unknown) aftermath, The Great War is distinguished by its long chronological coverage, first person battle and home front accounts, its pan European and global emphasis and the integration of cultural considerations with political.