The myriad faces of war book

The result is a rich and comprehensive chronicle of the social, political, the myriad faces of war is a unique and compelling study of the first world war from the standpoint of british involvement. The images in this book show the vivid hues of the flames and fabrics, the intense blue skies, the suntanned faces and the myriad of colours of. Michael howard the great war revisited lrb 23 april 1987. Perhaps the most successful of these, wilsons aptly titled the myriad faces of war 1986, embraces in its densely packed pages nearly the totality of the experience of the british state and. Not since the wars of the roses had the aristocracy suffered such. This includes the political, diplomatic and social aspects of. It explores the reasons for britains entry into the war, the nature and course of britains participation, and the farreaching repercussions of the war on british society. The images in this book show the vivid hues of the flames and fabrics, the intense blue skies, the suntanned faces and the myriad of colours of military camouflage, iwm senior curator ian. Professor wilsons other military books, which he has coauthored with. Terrors myriad faces jason burke, a world expert on international terrorism, says those leading the war against the bombers misunderstand the true nature of alqaeda jason burke. Technology of one kind or another has always been a central i.

Wilson here traces the course of world war i, home front and battlefront, from a. By far the best study of britain and the first world war that has yet been written. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Military historian honoured for his work the university of adelaide. It sees the conflict from the standpoint of only one participating nation. Brown, m, the imperial war museum book of the first world war london, 1991. The myriad faces of war, first published in 1987, is a unique and compelling study of the first world war from the standpoint of british involvement.

The myriad faces of war is a unique and compelling. It explores the reasons for britains entry into the war, the nature and course of british participation and the farreaching repercussions of the war on british society. Britain and the great war, 19141918 main by trevor wilson isbn. At the beginning of 1914 few people suspected that by the end of the summer europe would be plunged into one of the bloodiest wars known to mankind. Wilson here traces the course of world war i, home front and battlefront, from a british perspective. Paying tribute to all who fought and died, this chronologi. Check out these rare color images of world war ii smart. Registering in a common boarding house from trevor wilson, myriad faces of war. Britain and the great war 19141918 by trevor wilson. It was a major undertaking and required a huge amount of.