In Britain we have lost touch with the Great War. Our overriding sense now is of a meaningless, futile bloodbath in the mud of Flanders -- of young men whose lives were cut off in their prime for no evident purpose. But by reducing the conflict to personal tragedies, however moving, we have lost the big picture: the history has been distilled into poetry. In TheLong Shadow, critically acclaimed author David Reynolds seeks to redress the balance by exploring the true impact of 1914-18 on the 20th century. Some of the Great War's legacies were negative and pernicious but others proved transformative in a positive sense. Exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism and re-examining the differing impacts of the War on Britain, Ireland and the United States,TheLong Shadowthrows light on the whole of the last century and demonstrates that 1914-18 is a conflict that Britain, more than any other nation, is still struggling to comprehend.
Stunningly broad in its historical perspective, The Long Shadowis a magisterial and seismic re-presentation of the Great War.
Stunningly broad in its historical perspective, The Long Shadowis a magisterial and seismic re-presentation of the Great War.
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- Year Published:
- 2014
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780857206374
- Number of Pages:
- 544
- Publication Date:
- 11/09/2014
- Publisher:
- Simon Schuster Ltd
- Authors:
- Reynolds, David
- Illustrations Note:
- 3x8pp b&w plate section
- Publication Date:
- 11/09/2014
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780857206374