In a series of concise, thought-provoking chapters the authors summarize ? and make accessible ? the latest scholarship on the middle years of the Great War ? 1915 and 1916 ? and cover fundamental issues that are rarely explored outside the specialist journals. Their work is an important contribution to advancing understanding of Britain's role in the war, and it will be essential reading for anyone who is keen to keep up with the fresh research and original interpretation that is transforming our insight into the impact of the global conflict. The principal battles and campaigns are reconsidered from a new perspective, but so are more general topics such as military leadership, the discord between Britain's politicians and generals, conscription, conscientious objection and the part played by the Indian Army. The longer-term effects of the war are also considered ? facial reconstruction, developments in communication, health, female support for men on active service, grief and bereavement, the challenge to religious belief, battlefield art, and the surviving vestiges of the war. Peter Liddle and his fellow contributors have compiled a volume that will come to be seen as a landmark in the field. AUTHOR: Editor, Dr Peter Liddle is a leading historian of the First World War and has concentrated on the personal experience of the men and women who took part. He founded the Liddle Collection, a repository of documents and memorabilia connected to the conflict, which is housed in the Brotherton Library, the University of Leeds. His many books include The 1916 Battle of the Somme, Captured Memories 1900-1918, Captured Memories 1930 -1945, The Soldier's War 1914-1918, The Gallipoli Experience Reconsidered and, as editor, Facing Armageddon and Britain Goes to War. SELLING POINTS: ? Thought-provoking introduction to the latest research on the middle years of the Great War ? Brings together work of the many of the leading scholars in the field ? Re-examines the principal battles and campaigns of 1915 and 1916, including Gallipoli, the Somme and Jutland ? Explores wider wartime issues and the long-term impact of the war on Britain 730 illustrations
