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The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century
David Reynolds
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Description for The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century
Paperback. A controversial and sweeping re-examination of the First World War and its enduring consequences. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3x8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857206374
SKU
V9780857206374
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99-99
About David Reynolds
David Reynolds won the Wolfson Prize in 2004 for his superb book on Churchill, and is the author of Summits (2007) and most recently America: Empire of Liberty (2009). He has made critically acclaimed films and series for both BBC4 and BBC2 including films on Churchill and Attlee.
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