The First World War employs a chronology as a backdrop to set off photographs of events and memorabilia, poetry, letters and quotations. These provide the reader an impression of what the war was like for soldiers and civilians on all sides - from "It will all be over by Christmas" to the spectre of mustard gas attacks and eighteen-year-olds drowning in mud at Passchendaele. The impact of propaganda and issue of cowardice is also considered. A section at the end of the book deals with the long-term effects of the war.

 

This book is part of a book series called The First World War .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Dennis Hamley lives in Hertford and has a lifelong fascination with trains and railways.