100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won 1914-1918
Author(s): Saul David
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Saul David's 100 DAYS TO VICTORY is a totally original, utterly engaging account of the Great War - the first book to tell the story of the 'war to end all wars' through the events of one hundred key days between 1914 and 1918. The history of any war is more than a list of key battles and Saul David shows vividly how the First World War reached beyond the battlefield, touching upon events and lives which shaped the conduct and outcome of the conflict. Ranging from the young Adolf Hitler's reaction to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, through a Zeppelin raid on Scarborough, the tragic dramas of Gallipoli and the battlefields of the Western Front to the individual bravery of the first Indian VC, Saul David brings people and events dramatically to life. 100 DAYS TO VICTORY is a 360 degree portrait of a global conflict that stretched east from the shores of Britain to the marshes of Iraq, and south from the forests of Russia to the bush of German South East Africa. Throughout his gripping narrative we hear the voices of men and women both eminent and ordinary, some who were spectators on the Home Front, others - including Saul David's own family - who were deeply embroiled in epic battles that changed the world forever. 100 DAYS TO VICTORY is the work of a great historian and supreme story teller. Most importantly, it is also an enthralling tribute to a generation whose sacrifice should never be forgotten.
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A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918.
Original and effective...Professor David exceeds the reader's expectations...one of the best measured accounts. Times Literary Supplement A splendid read... a specialist in 19th century colonial wars and a fine writer, David has intelligently boiled down recent scholarship on the war. The Observer Saul David has come up with an ingenious approach... The charm of this unorthodox technique becomes clear as soon as you open the book... a remarkable book. Daily Mail Splendidly well written - fluent, engaging, well paced and, despite the grim subject matter, often entertaining. New Statesman Fascinating, original...vivid...brilliantly conveys the global scale of the conflict...if you usually find military history rather turgid you must read this. The Bookseller A free-flowing work of great originality and insight. Charles Spencer All the really important dates are here, as well as some inspired choices ... If any book will inspire readers to investigate further, this one will. Mail on Sunday David picks out 100 individual days from the war that allow him to paint the entire picture ... as ever, he is at his best when shells are landing and whistles are blowing. Sunday Times Absorbing because of, not despite, the harrowing detail. The Independent 100 Days to Victory adopts a remarkably original approach to telling the story of the First World War in an accessible fashion ... the author is gifted with acute judgement as well as accomplished narrative skills. His book offers a really admirable introduction to the conflict. -- Max Hastings The Times
Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham and the bestselling author of Zulu Hart, the first novel in the George Hart series, as well as several critically-acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857 (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature), Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) and, most recently, Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire. An experienced broadcaster, Saul David has presented and appeared in history programmes for all the major TV channels and is a regular contributor to Radio 4. Visit Saul's website at www.sauldavid.co.uk and follow Saul on Twitter @sauldavid66
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 0.398
- : 30 April 2014
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Saul David
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 940.4
- : 544
- : Integrated b&w