The battle is still raging on...
New series Routledge Library Editions: The First World War is released as conflict over memorial plans in Britain reaches boiling point
As the centenary of World War One begins, memorial plans have sparked a political conflict as much to do with the British present as with Britain’s past; a reflection of not only the deep uncertainty about the war itself, but of the hugely divisive question of whether Britain really is a part of Europe. Led by ruling Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove, those keen to present the image of a necessary, just war waged against a malicious German leadership have drawn battle lines with those in the Labour Party, who argue it was a pointless slaughter and have accused Gove of jingoism and pandering to the party’s anti-Europe wing.
With the Great War still a highly combustible subject, it is with great timing that the 15 volume-series Routledge Library Editions: The First World War is published. With so much known about particular WWI battles, these books leave that kind of analysis to others, focussing instead on less well-known, but no less important aspects such as food production and the part the Press played in their reporting of the war. Previously out of print, and written by a range of first-class WWI historians, this remarkable collection also covers pre-war diplomacy and international relations, the effect on future British politics, as well as contributions from a German perspective.
Based upon a very wide range of documentary sources, mostly unpublished to this day, and still inaccessible to the non-specialist researcher, this diverse collection provides a unique overview of the impact of WWI on society as a whole.
'Routledge are to be congratulated on republishing a number of very important books on the First World War. Scholars and students will benefit greatly from this initiative.' Gary Sheffield, University of Wolverhampton
For more information about the titles in this collection, visit the series page at: http://www.routledge.com/u/WW1
978-0-415-74924-4 | price for series $990.00/£600.00 in hardback | March 2014
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