Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chronology
• Chapter I: The Western Front 1914-1916
• Background to War: The road to war
• Warring sides: The opposing armies
• Outbreak: Countdown to war
• The fighting: War on the Western Front 1914-1916
• Portrait of a soldier: Private Archie Surfleet
• The world around war: The home fronts 1914-1916
• Portrait of a civilian: Winnifred Adair Robertts
• How the period ended: No end in sight.
• Chapter 2: The Western Front 1917-1918
• Background to war: Strategic choices for 1917
• The fighting: War on the Western Front 1917-1918
• Portrait of a soldier: Private Frederick 'Fen' Noakes
• The world around war: The home fronts 1917-1918
• Portrait of a civilian: Caroline Webb
• How the war on the Western Front ended: The final month
• Chapter 3: The Eastern Front 1914-1918
• Background to war: Russian ambitions
• Warring sides: Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary
• The fighting: War on the Eastern Front 1914-1918
• Portrait of a soldier: A trooper, an ensign and a sergeant
• The world around war: The last days of Tsarist Russia
• Portrait of a civilian: 'Living on cereals and porridge'
• How the war on the Eastern Front ended: The Bolsheviks seize power
• Chapter 4: The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923
• Background to war: The decline of the Ottoman Empire
• Warring sides the opposing armies
• The fighting: War on the Mediterranean Front 1914-1923
• Portrait of a soldier: Cecil, Harold and Noel Wright
• The world around war: The loose ends of war
• Portrait of a civilian: The village of Christleton
• How the war on the Mediterranean Front ended: End of tragedy
• Conclusion and consequences: Aftermath
• Bibliography
• Index