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Hew Strachan is one of the world's foremost experts on the Great War of 1914-18.

His on-going three-volume history of the conflict, the first of which was published in 2001, is likely to become the standard academic reference work: Max Hastings called it 'one of the most impressive books of modern history in a generation', while Richard Holmes hailed it as a 'towering achievement'.

Now, Strachan brings his immense knowledge to a one-volume work aimed squarely at the general reader.

The inspiration behind the major Channel 4 series of the same name, to which Hew was chief consultant, this book is a significant addition to the literature on this subject, taking a uniquely global view of what is often misconceived as a prolonged skirmish on the Western Front.

Exploring such theatres as the Balkans, Africa and the Ottoman Empire, Strachan assesses Britain's participation in the light of what became a struggle for the defence of liberalism, and shows how the war shaped the 'short' 20th century that followed it.

Accessible, compelling and utterly convincing, this is modern history writing at its finest.

Says military historian John Keegan: “Brilliant.”

And German military history expert Dennis Showalter: “Quite simply the best short history of the war in print.”

The First World War by Hew Strachan is a 2003 edition published by Simon & Schuster, London.

It is a large-format 350-page 18x24cm by 2cm thick card soft cover in near-new condition with really excellent photographs and text.

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