'Morrow does more than simply point at a map and intone locations and dates...his characters become dramatic and autonomous. We do not simply learn what they did, we understand it...Morrow is the sort of compassionate, original historian who gives you faith in the future.'The Observer'Morrow's work is lively, informative and based on a lifetime of reading.'The Independent

• List of Illustrations. Preface to the Centenary Edition. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Origins of War, 1871-1914. 2. 1914. The "Big Show" Opens. 3. 1915. An Insignificant Year? 4. 1916. Total War. 5. 1917. Climax. 6. 1918. Denouement. 7. The Postwar World. A "Peace to End Peace"? Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.

'Morrow does more than simply point at a map and intone locations and dates...his characters become dramatic and autonomous. We do not simply learn what they did, we understand it...Morrow is the sort of compassionate, original historian who gives you faith in the future.'The Observer'Morrow's work is lively, informative and based on a lifetime of reading.'The Independent

• List of Illustrations. Preface to the Centenary Edition. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Origins of War, 1871-1914. 2. 1914. The "Big Show" Opens. 3. 1915. An Insignificant Year? 4. 1916. Total War. 5. 1917. Climax. 6. 1918. Denouement. 7. The Postwar World. A "Peace to End Peace"? Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.

'Morrow does more than simply point at a map and intone locations and dates...his characters become dramatic and autonomous. We do not simply learn what they did, we understand it...Morrow is the sort of compassionate, original historian who gives you faith in the future.'The Observer'Morrow's work is lively, informative and based on a lifetime of reading.'The Independent

• List of Illustrations. Preface to the Centenary Edition. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Origins of War, 1871-1914. 2. 1914. The "Big Show" Opens. 3. 1915. An Insignificant Year? 4. 1916. Total War. 5. 1917. Climax. 6. 1918. Denouement. 7. The Postwar World. A "Peace to End Peace"? Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.