Written by a leading historian immediately after the conflict, this narrative runs from the shooting of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo through the German invasion of Belgium and France, Russia’s campaigns and collapse, the war at sea, Verdun, the Somme and the final offensives of 1918. Diplomacy and the home fronts are woven into the military story.
One of the first single-volume histories of the war, still a useful overview. Download the free EPUB.