Lest We Forget: A Concise Companion to WW1

by Stephen Liddell

The First World War was a catastrophe that engulfed not just the continent, but the rest of the world as well. It cost millions of lives, and changed the course of the century.

'Lest We Forget' provides an accessible overview of that titanic struggle, which was the foundation for the modern world and modern Britain, covering both life in the trenches and also life on the Home Front.

It draws out the key events and themes that occurred throughout the conflict.

The book provides both narrative and argument and will appeal to military historians and also students and soldiers interested in the Great War.

It is split into 25 easy to read sections, including the following:

The Road to War
The Race to the Sea
Life in the Trenches
War Literature and Poetry
The Battle of the Somme
The War at Sea
The Home Front
Women and the War
War in the Air
Gallipoli
The War around the World
The Russian Revolution
Armistice

Stephen Liddell is a writer and historian and when not writing runs Ye Olde England Tours. He writes regularly for various publications as well as his own website www.stephenliddell.co.uk. His other works include ‘Planes, Trains and Sinking Boats’, ‘How to Get Rich Using Airbnb’, as well as the historical fiction trilogy ‘The Promise’, ‘The Messenger’ and ‘Forever and Until’.

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital bo

Genres: World War I, History

Kindle Edition

First published July 21, 2015

Reviews

[Philip Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

Very thorough book especially explaining how the war started which was full of complexity. Very factual and informative. Very sobering.

[Bonnye Reed]

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[Ekaterina Botziou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this for my cousin who is currently studying the First World War and he loves it. It presents the more complicated aspects of the war in a student-friendly way and is split into easy bite-size chunks. The author has clearly put a lot of thought and research into this book - a must read for students!

[Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this concise history of World War 1. Rather than concentrating on a particular campaign or theatre of war this book provides a diverse overview of WW1 from the causes to the final outcomes.

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously cant say I enjoyed this book as the topic of what it is about but its a fantastic information book if you want to gain some insight into the more complex aspects of world war one.

[Emma Dargue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting concise book about ww1 going over the main battles and events that were part of the world war one.