'1914-1918: The History of the First World War' by David Stevenson - A review

When you first set eyes on this 700-plus-page history tome, you can't help but wonder if it could possibly double as a load-bearing wall, and this was certainly the case with David Stevenson’s 1914-1918: The History of the First World War. This grand piece of work is widely considered an absolute monumental achievement by some real historical heavyweights like Ian Kershaw and Niall Ferguson and it is clear that this isn't your standard, breezy overview of the Great War. Instead, it is an absolutely massive, rigorous, and very deeply analytical autopsy of the entirety of the First World Wa...

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